Shewu Surname

278,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3461:131,6078,540
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Shewu (1,172) may also be a first name.

Shewu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shewu (Marathi: शेवू) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shewu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 278,869th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,254,179 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shewu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 231,982nd most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,172 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,346 people, or 1 in 131,607. In Nigeria Shewu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 18 percent are found, Kwara, where 16 percent are found and Ogun, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Shewu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (81%) in Nigeria.

Shewu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.04% less than the national average, earning R 171,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoewu9130/
Sheuwu913/
Shewou913/
Shewhu912/
Shiewu912/
Shehwu912/
Shewwu911/
Sewu89314/
Shewhut831/
Shebu80720/
Sewou80677/
Soewu80408/
Shawu80381/
Saewu80271/
Shiwu80231/
Chewu80104/
Showu8089/
Shevu8014/
Sehwu803/
Sewuh802/
Seuwu801/
Sewux801/
Sohwu801/
Seywu801/
Seweu801/
Seewu801/
Sewui801/
Sheibu731,029/
Shewoo7384/
Sheebu7338/
Chewou7332/
Seuwou7331/
Sewoud7312/
Shaiwu7311/
Shebou7311/
Cheweu739/
Sheabu738/
Shiwuu737/
Shawuu734/
Sheivu734/
Shawau733/
Sieweu733/
Sahawu732/
Siewou732/
Shiwau732/
Showui732/
Saewuy732/
Saewwu731/
Sewaut731/
Shebhu731/
Sheevu731/
Shevhu731/
Shuiwu731/
Saewui731/
Saewhu731/
Saehwu731/
Shebui731/
Shiwou731/
Showhu731/
Shewoe731/
Sewout731/
Saewuu731/
Sowu673,887/
Siwu672,437/
Sebu671,893/
Sawu671,435/
Cewu67218/
Sevu67209/
Sheibou6711/
Sechweu6710/
Chewusz6710/
Schiwuj675/
Shaaiwu672/
Seywoud671/
Shihwui671/
Seshweu671/
Shaawau671/
Sheïbou671/
Sehebou671/
Cheywut671/
Shevaux670/

Shewu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shewu in the Marathi language
शेवूsevu-

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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 Shewu
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