Sewye Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sewye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Sewye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sewye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sewye occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sewye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sewye is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Sewye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sewye are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa.
It is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent live.
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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 Sewye
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