Sewyer Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sewyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sewyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sewyer Last Name Facts

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

Sewyer is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sewyer is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Sewyer is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Sewyer reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 50 percent are found and Texas, where 50 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 33 percent are found.

Sewyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sewyer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sewye9111/
Sawyer8391,375/
Shewye8317/
Sowyer8316/
Sewger835/
Seweer831/
Sewier831/
Gewyer830/
Sevyer830/
Scheweyer801/
Scheiwyer800/
Sawyerr7717,594/
Shawyer771,047/
Siveyer7775/
Siewier7757/
Sawyier7734/
Sehwear7721/
Sowyerr773/
Saweyer772/
Saywyer771/
Siewyee771/
Shewear771/
Seveyer770/
Szawyer770/
Showyer770/
Seweard770/
Sewie731/
Seaboyer71321/
Siewierz7127/
Scheweer7126/
Seaweard7126/
Shewayie7125/
Siewiert7121/
Schewier711/
D'Sawyer711/
Schevyer710/
Sevier674,555/
Sivyer671,162/
Seveur6776/
Sawier6752/
Sewjee6741/
Sowier6739/
Sevger6720/
Savyer6713/
Seweey6713/
Sebear6710/
Sevaer679/
Seveir677/
Sebier677/
Scheveyer677/
Zawyer676/
Seveer674/
Siebye673/
Sewihy673/
Sewjie672/
Seawie672/
Zevyer672/
Sebeir672/
Shevye671/
Sevoer671/
Sevyee671/
Sewyid671/
Siveer671/
Sebeur671/
Zewger671/
Siewie671/
Jewier671/
Siwier671/
Sewehi671/
Sevear670/
Zowyer670/
Sawjer670/

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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 Sewyer
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