Shewago Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Yemen

Shewago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shewago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Shewago (49) may also be a first name.

Shewago Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shewago occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shewago.

How Common Is The Last Name Shewago? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Shewago is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Shewago live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname Shewago is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Excluding Ethiopia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 44 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheswagho881/
Shewaga8673/
Sewango861/
Schewaga8083/
Schiwago805/
Shewagat804/
Ssewango801/
Sawago77273/
Sebago7726/
Sewaga7724/
Szewaga7192/
Shawaga7170/
Shibago7151/
Shevaga7132/
Shiwaga7116/
Sewakga719/
Chiwago715/
Seawego714/
Shivago714/
Shovago712/
Sawaago711/
Seabogo711/
Seebago711/
Sevango710/
Schevaga6715/
Schebaga6712/
Ssewanga672/
Shevanga671/
Saiwakgo671/

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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 Shewago
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