Sewter Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Sewter Surname Definition:

For Souter, q.v.

Sewter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1691:329,69324,334
Australia951:284,16525,304
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sewter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Souter, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sewter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sewter is most common in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sewter is the 827,165th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name Sewter occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Sewter are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 329,693. In England Sewter is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 19 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 12 percent are found and Northamptonshire, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Sewter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sewter has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sewter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sewter are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sewter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.62% less than the national average, earning $37,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $48,839 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sewtier924/
Sowter831,767/
Sefter8350/
Sawter836/
Jewter835/
Sevter832/
Zewter831/
Chewter77334/
Seifter77302/
Shefter77168/
Shevter7749/
Szefter771/
Seufter771/
Gewtter771/
Sawther770/
Shawter770/
Sowther770/
Schefter71600/
Schiwter711/
Shawther710/
Shaefter710/
Gefter67434/
Sifter67387/
Jefter67310/
Safter67229/
Scheffter6774/
Schaefter6722/
Softer6717/
Sovter6714/
Schoefter679/
Sibter675/
Schowtter672/
Seiffeter671/
Schiefter671/
Scheifter671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sewter
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