Sewu Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sewu (189) may also be a first name.

Sewu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sewu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 864,701st most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. The surname Sewu occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Sewu are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sewu is also the 661,310th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 189 people.

The surname Sewu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria Sewu is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 28 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Kwara, where 17 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Sewu occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shewu891,387/
Sewou89677/
Soewu89408/
Saewu89271/
Sehwu893/
Sewuh892/
Sewux891/
Seuwu891/
Seywu891/
Seweu891/
Seewu891/
Sewui891/
Seuwou8031/
Shoewu8030/
Sewoud8012/
Sieweu803/
Shewou803/
Sheuwu803/
Shehwu802/
Shiewu802/
Siewou802/
Shewhu802/
Saewuy802/
Shewwu801/
Sewaut801/
Sewout801/
Saehwu801/
Saewhu801/
Saewui801/
Saewuu801/
Saewwu801/
Sowu753,887/
Siwu752,437/
Sebu751,893/
Zewu751,666/
Sawu751,435/
Cewu75218/
Sevu75209/
Jewu75189/
Gewu75167/
Sechweu7310/
Shewhut731/
Seywoud731/
Seshweu731/
Seibu676,944/
Sebou672,216/
Shebu67720/
Shawu67381/
Shiwu67231/
Siwuh67210/
Sevou67166/
Sebau67155/
Seebu67105/
Chewu67104/
Showu6789/
Sibeu6787/
Siwau6784/
Siebu6758/
Zewou6746/
Sewoo6744/
Sebhu6734/
Sebeu6733/
Sawau6728/
Saawu6724/
Sevau6722/
Sevut6720/
Siwou6716/
Shevu6714/
Sevgu6712/
Sawui6712/
Saiwu6711/
Seabu677/
Sawhu676/
Sawuh675/
Hsiwu675/
Siwui675/
Saveu674/
Gewou673/
Geywu673/
Sewoe673/
Ssebu673/
Sevus672/
Seevu672/
Sebuy672/
Saywu672/
Seybu672/
Jeweu671/
Jewou671/
Zeiwu671/
Sohwu671/
Zewui671/
Siswu671/
Seveu671/
Sebuí671/
Zeewu671/
Siweu671/
Siwuu671/
Siveu671/
Sowuh671/
Sowuy671/
Ssawu671/
Geweu671/
Tjewu671/
Sievu671/
Zewhu671/
Sevup671/
Scebu671/
Suiwu671/
Gewup670/

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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
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  • 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 Sewu
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