Sewry Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sewry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
England141:3,979,861125,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Sewry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sewry is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewry? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Sewry reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent are found, Gauteng, where 41 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent are found. Besides South Africa Sewry is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 39 percent are found.

Sewry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sewry has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sewry last name fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sewry Last Name Statistics demography

Sewry earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning R 281,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shewry91401/
Sewrey9161/
Sewray9112/
Sewryś914/
Sewrzy910/
Schewry831/
Shewrey830/
Sowry80713/
Sebry8091/
Sawry8089/
Sevry8080/
Jewry8070/
Sewra8024/
Sewri807/
Sewre801/
Gewry800/
Szewrysz771/
Sewraj731,443/
Sawrey73457/
Sowray73191/
Shawry73169/
Sowrey73146/
Showry7363/
Sevrey7348/
Sevray7344/
Sebrey7343/
Sawray7325/
Sivery7322/
Sewree7313/
Jewray737/
Shewre737/
Syvery735/
Saywry732/
Sevryo731/
Seewri731/
Saiwry731/
Shewra731/
Sebray730/
Seavry730/
Shiwry730/
Sowrry730/
Jewrey730/
Seabry730/
Sawrry730/
Siwery730/
Saywray6782/
Shewraj6772/
Sewrajh6744/
Siewraj6713/
Shiwray676/
Gewrych672/
Seewraj671/
Seavery671/
Shewrha671/
Sheswre671/
Saywrey671/
Shawrey671/
Sheebry671/
Shewrie671/
Zeewray671/
Sheivry670/
Seebrey670/
Seavrey670/
Seibrey670/
Showrey670/
Shawray670/
Seabrey670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sewry
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