Sew is used as a family name or surname in Malaysia. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sew
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Malaysia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sew

How popular is Sew?

Sew is common in Malaysia.

Sew is ranked 78972 on our list.

Sew is quite popular family name mostly used in Malaysia while Suriname is ahead in terms of density. Around 5573 people have been found who wears Sew as their family name. Sew is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
527,030 Indonesia7
2,109 Ethiopia5
14,078 Japan3
8,296 Sri Lanka3
46,068 Philippines3
14,054 China3
5,318 Iraq2
219,873 France2
65,594 Belgium2
12,844 Pakistan2
44,018 Poland2
53,033 Nigeria1
2,935 Madagascar1
16,228 Bulgaria1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
172,258 Germany1
17,236 Ghana1
5,467 Haiti1
17,575 Kuwait1
56,169 Mexico1
153,416 Italy1
21,562 Portugal1
24,176 Qatar1
38,841 Scotland1
81,201 Switzerland1
5,553 Taiwan1
4,435 Togo1
9,498 Iceland1
13,606 Senegal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
42,427 Australia48
6,900 Mauritania37
52,947 Netherlands31
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
3,723 Guyana22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,516 Hong Kong95
37,246 Canada87
Countries with hundreds of Sew:
1,197 Singapore373
503 Mauritius365
16,752 South Africa365
524 Suriname186
124,507 India153
69,781 Brazil127
161,410 United States123
37,308 England113
7,143 New Zealand102
Countries with thousands of Sew:
1,006 Malaysia3,263
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Sew worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 21 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Roscius and arrived on October 14, 1848.

Sew Namesakes

  • Abbie Sewall, Author
  • Frances Adeline Seward, William H. Seward's daughter
  • Arthur Sewall, Politician
  • Elyse Sewell, Fashion Model
  • Sumner Sewall, Former Governor of Maine
  • Elizabeth Sewall Alcott, Louisa May Alcott's sister
  • Samuel Sewall, Former U.S. Representative
  • Aleksander Sewruk, Actor
  • Andrzej Seweryn, Actor
  • Amina Sewali, Musician

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