Seywa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Seywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Seywa (5) may also be a first name.
Seywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seywa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻴﻮﻩ) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Seywa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Seywa is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Seywa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Seywa are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Seywa is also the 5,493,085th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 5 people.
The last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 67 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 33 percent reside. Not including Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent reside and Mauritania, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seywa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seywa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻴﻮﻩ | asywh | - |
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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 Seywa
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