Sewo Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Sewo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2791:634,92029,981
Philippines711:1,425,890102,315
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Benin411:252,08822,137
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England61:9,286,343223,652
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Sewo (871) may also be a first name.

Sewo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sewo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sewo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sewo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 563,577th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Sewo reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sewo is also the 275,682nd most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 871 people.

The surname Sewo is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 634,920. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 72 percent are found, Ogun, where 15 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Sewo exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Sewo Last Name Statistics demography

Sewo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sewou89677/
Seiwo89104/
Sewoo8944/
Saewo8935/
Shewo8922/
Seuwo8919/
Sewoh8915/
Seewo896/
Sewoi895/
Sewoa894/
Soewo894/
Szewo892/
Seawo891/
Seywo891/
Seewoo80393/
Saewoo80120/
Shewoo8084/
Seiwoh8052/
Saewho8045/
Seuwou8031/
Sewhoy8025/
Sewoud8012/
Sheywo806/
Sewoch804/
Siewoh803/
Shewoh803/
Shewou803/
Siewou802/
Shewoa801/
Sheewo801/
Sheiwo801/
Seiwoi801/
Shiewo801/
Sewout801/
Seewoi801/
Seewoy801/
Seawod800/
Sewa7510,797/
Sebo758,738/
Sawo754,956/
Siwo752,971/
Sevo751,507/
Sowo751,105/
Jewo75183/
Gewo75103/
Zewo7554/
Cewo7510/
Xewo751/
Seewood7327/
Seewoha739/
Saewhoo737/
Sheawuo736/
Seawoth732/
Seawwod731/
Seywoud731/
Seiwotz731/
Sheewoh731/
Siewhoi731/
Sehwood730/
Shewa6711,751/
Sebou672,216/
Seabo671,269/
Seiwa671,070/
Shebo67667/
Seebo67527/
Siebo67475/
Shawo67404/
Shevo67403/
Saewa67356/
Chewo67327/
Sewah67283/
Seibo67259/
Sevoz67256/
Sawoo67255/
Sowho67228/
Sawoy67214/
Sevou67166/
Sevoh67162/
Seboo67137/
Showo67131/
Szewa67127/
Sewaï67124/
Sohwo67108/
Siwoi6790/
Sevos6784/
Shiwo6782/
Seboy6780/
Saiwo6777/
Sejwa6777/
Sebho6763/
Seuwa6762/
Djewo6759/
Sawoh6757/
Sevod6753/
Sevoa6748/
Sawoi6746/
Zewou6746/
Seybo6738/
Sowoy6735/
Sowoh6733/
Sowoi6729/
Sebuo6726/
Seivo6725/
Zsebo6723/
Seewa6722/
Sahwo6720/
Seawa6719/
Siwou6716/
Sewwa6715/
Siwoh6715/
Seboi6714/
Sesuo6714/
Ssawo6713/
Sewua6712/
Sievo6711/
Saawo6711/
Ssewa6711/
Sevoo6710/
Szevo6710/
Gewop678/
Jewho678/
Sevoy677/
Zewoi677/
Soewa677/
Saywo676/
Ssebo676/
Saevo676/
Gewoh675/
Szebo675/
Sawho675/
Seywa675/
Soiwo675/
Sevot674/
Sevoi674/
Sgebo673/
Seavo673/
Sewha673/
Sehwa673/
Gewou673/
Sewaa673/
Siewa672/
Sawuo672/
Seïbo672/
Åsebo672/
Gewoi672/
Ziswo671/
Siwoa671/
Séwod671/
Jewuo671/
Jewou671/
Soevo671/
Zewoh671/
Seweu671/
Siwoj671/
Siveo671/
Ssowo671/
Seewooth671/
Szywo671/
Sywoś671/
Jeewo671/
Tjewo671/
Siwoo671/
Siwoy671/
Jewod671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sewo
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