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

Shewaye is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shewaye? popularity and diffusion

Shewaye is the 3,807th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 49,524 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shewaye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shewaye is also the 28,372nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 29,345 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 147,135 people, or 1 in 663. Barring Ethiopia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found 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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