Shewa Surname
Approximately 11,751 people bear this surname
Shewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 10,464 | 1:9,322 | 1,414 |
| Nigeria | 914 | 1:193,810 | 11,715 |
| Cameroon | 161 | 1:129,000 | 14,584 |
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Shewa (38,105) may also be a first name.
Shewa Demographics
Shewa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shewa (Hindi: सेवा) is most common in Ethiopia. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shewa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 44,191st most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 620,164 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shewa are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 23,138th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 38,105 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 10,464 people, or 1 in 9,322. Besides Ethiopia it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Shewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shewa surname is principally Christian (90%) in Nigeria.
Shewa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.22% more than the national average, earning $51,441 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shewa in the Hindi language | ||
| सेवा | seva | - |
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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 Shewa
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