Sherwet Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sherwet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherwet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368

Sherwet (1,914) may also be a first name.

Sherwet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sherwet has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sherwet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherwet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sherwet is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sherwet live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 173,635th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,914 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Sherwet is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Sherwet exists in one country. It is also common in Egypt, where 29 percent are found.

Sherwet Last Name Statistics demography

Sherwet earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.22% more than the national average, earning R 347,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherweet93148/
Serwet9216/
Scherweit8860/
Scherwett883/
Sherbet86366/
Serwetz8621/
Sherwed861/
Shervet861/
Sherbett8032/
Shervets8013/
Sohrweit802/
Servet771,363/
Serwit77108/
Serbet7751/
Sirwet7736/
Sarwet7714/
Shervette7516/
Schirweit7512/
Scharweit755/
Scherbeth751/
Chervet71957/
Sharwed71183/
Sherbit7137/
Cheruet7129/
Scerbet7119/
Servetz7112/
Servett718/
Servete715/
Schirrweit712/
Serweed711/
Servets711/
Servest711/
Serouet711/
Sheerwheed711/
Serbett710/
Chervets6781/
Sohrweid6753/
Servette6729/
Cherruet6710/
Sharweed679/
Shervyts674/
Sheerwaheed671/
Sharvett671/
Shorweid671/
Scharvet671/

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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 Sherwet
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis