Sewtahal Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Sewtahal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewtahal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname1851:2,987486
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Sewtahal Last Name Facts

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

Sewtahal is most common in Suriname. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewtahal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 862,604th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Sewtahal are found; 59 percent are found in South America and 59 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.

Sewtahal is most common in Suriname, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 2,987. Besides Suriname it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 35 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Sewtahal Last Name Statistics demography

Sewtahal earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.96% less than the national average, earning R 173,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shewtahal9428/
Sewthal939/
Shewtahalh891/
Sewtal8645/
Shiwtahal824/
Sawthal80156/
Sawtaal8010/
Sowthal801/
Shiwtahall781/
Sowthall750/
Sawtal719,093/
Sowtal71331/
Shivtahal7132/
Shiwthall711/
Shawtal6771/
Showtal6730/
Sheftal6715/
Shivtahall672/
Saiwtal671/
Seftall671/
Sheftall63214/
Sheftail630/
Sheftale630/
Savtal571/
Shoefftall562/
Shaftal5348/
Softail532/
Shaftol531/
Shavtal531/
Shaftall501/
Shaiftal501/
Shiftall500/

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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 Sewtahal
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