Shewaye Surname

3,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Shewaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shewaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia147,1351:663102
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shewaye (29,345) may also be a first name.

Shewaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shewaye occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shewaye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,807th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 49,524 people. Shewaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shewaye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 28,372nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 29,345 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 147,135 people, or 1 in 663. Outside of Ethiopia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Shewaye Last Name Statistics demography

Shewaye earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,806 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shewayie9325/
Sheway921,774/
Sewaye921,288/
Shewye9217/
Shewae921/
Shiwaye865,314/
Shewaya861,611/
Shawaye861,465/
Shewayi8649/
Showaye8636/
Shevaye864/
Shebaye861/
Sehwaye861/
Shewayo861/
Shewahy861/
Shoeway860/
Sewye8311/
Seway838/
Shawayeh801/
Schewaie801/
Sechwaye801/
Scheiway800/
Shewey77443/
Sowaye77177/
Sewaya77164/
Shewai77109/
Shaway7742/
Seaway7736/
Shebay7730/
Sewayi7730/
Cheway7729/
Sebaye7720/
Sawaye7714/
Sehway7713/
Seiway7712/
Seweye7712/
Sevaye778/
Sewaje778/
Sewahy776/
Siwaye775/
Showay774/
Shevae772/
Shewei772/
Sieway772/
Shewaj771/
Shevay771/
Shevye771/
Shewoa771/
Seeway771/
Sihway771/
Shewoe771/
Sahway771/
Shewayish7526/
Shewayhat752/
Ssewaya71433/
Shiwayu71366/
Shewiyo71323/
Chewaya71206/
Shiwaya71163/
Chiwaye71160/
Saywaye71114/
Sheweji7178/
Sewajje7150/
Cheaway7133/
Seweyei7126/
Schewee7126/
Sihwayi7121/
Shebaya7117/
Sewaaya7114/
Seewayo7114/
Shawaya7112/
Showoye7111/
Ssewaje719/
Sahwaiy718/
Shevaya717/
Seabaye716/
Shebayo716/
Sibhaye716/
Shavaye715/
Shiwayi715/
Sebhaye714/
Shewehy714/
Showeye713/
Chevaye713/
Shevaje712/
Cheweye712/
Schewai712/
Shibaye712/
Sahaway712/
Schewey711/
Shivaye711/
Seaboye711/
Cheeway711/
Sawayeh711/
Saiwaye711/
Sehwhay711/
Sheweah711/
Sheboye711/
Shewuya711/
Shawayi711/
Sewagge711/
Shewoyi711/
Shebaie711/
Shawahy711/
Ssebaye711/
Ssewayo711/
Chewoye711/
Shiveye711/
Seswayi711/
Sewayst711/
Sheavey710/
Saway671,678/
Sebay67769/
Ssewajje67706/
Sewai67231/
Soway67184/
Sevay6760/
Ssewaaya6741/
Sewei6734/
Sewey6718/
Sewaî6717/
Siway6716/
Sewahoue6710/
Seabayee679/
Sewea674/
Sewoa674/
Sichueay674/
Shivayee673/
Sewaa673/
Sewoe673/
Sishwayi673/
Sewaj672/
Seewajee672/
Sevae672/
Sheweish672/
Sichwayi672/
Chewawet672/
Scheweit671/
Shihbeye671/
Sheyvaei671/
Shibayeh671/
Saywayeh671/
Seweu671/
Sahavaye671/
Sebayehe671/
Ceway671/
Chewouye671/
Scheweis671/
Shebawey671/
Shehwaiz671/
Cewae671/

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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
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  • 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 Shewaye
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