Sweva Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sweva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sweva Last Name Facts

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

Sweva is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sweva is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sweva are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Sweva is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe Sweva is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
S'Weiva834/
Sveva8071/
Sueva8027/
Sbeva8014/
Shueva73571/
Svevad7380/
Svaeva7324/
Swebea7311/
Svoeva737/
Shwewa734/
Swevey732/
Swewat731/
Svieva731/
Sweiwa731/
Swaiva731/
Sweyba731/
Szweba731/
Shbeva731/
Suevas731/
Swewwa731/
Sveeva731/
Swivat730/
Schwevach711/
Shvoeva67236/
Shveeva6775/
Shvaeva6769/
Schueva678/
Sweavey672/
Suheeva671/
Suhieva671/
S'Veiva671/
Sweevey671/
Sweswai671/
Shwebea671/

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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 Sweva
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