Shewta Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shewta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shewta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India431:17,838,730274,051
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Shewta (1,235) may also be a first name.

Shewta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shewta (Hindi: श्वेता, Marathi: शेता) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shewta? popularity and diffusion

Shewta is the 2,909,720th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Shewta occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shewta live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 225,053rd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 1,235 people.

The surname Shewta is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India Shewta is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent reside, Bihar, where 7 percent reside and Chhattisgarh, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account India it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sewta9140/
Shefta83128/
Shewte8320/
Shawta8318/
Seewta8310/
Shiwta833/
Shevta832/
Shebta832/
Showta831/
Sewtas830/
Chewtat7727/
Shawtah7711/
Showtay777/
Shawtay776/
Sheefta773/
Sheftah772/
Showtah771/
Sipheta771/
Shawtai771/
Sheftad771/
Shevtha771/
Sefta73539/
Sowta7397/
Sawta7324/
Sebta7324/
Sevta7316/
Sewty735/
Zewta734/
Sewte732/
Cewta731/
Sewti731/
Siphetha7119/
Schawtai711/
Seftaz67343/
Shevte6797/
Shefte6784/
Seftah6750/
Seftas6736/
Shifta6716/
Shefty6714/
Sevtap6712/
Shafta6710/
Siweta679/
Sophta678/
Shevti676/
Sowtha676/
Sifeta674/
Sohvta674/
Shivta672/
Shibta672/
Chiwta672/
Chewte672/
Sewtee671/
Chevta671/
Sewtti671/
Shaheefta671/
Sowtay671/
Chefta671/
Seabta671/

Shewta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shewta in the Marathi language
शेताseta-
Shewta in the Hindi language
श्वेताsveta91.67
स्वेताsveta4.17
श्ेवताsevata4.17

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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
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  • 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 Shewta
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