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Sewa

“Selfless service, a core Sikh duty”

2 syllables · 4 letters

About the name Sewa

Sewa is the unpaid work done in a gurdwara kitchen or courtyard, and naming a child for it is a quiet instruction about how to spend a life. It is rare as a standalone given name today, more often surviving inside compounds, which makes an unadorned Sewa feel deliberate and old-fashioned in the best way.

Sewa is a unisex name of Punjabi origin, pronounced SAY-wah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 94 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the timeless.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Selfless service, a core Sikh duty
Origin
Punjabi
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
SAY-wah
Syllables
2
Letters
4
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
timeless
Rarity
94 / 100
Per million
~1.7
Starts with
S
Numerology
3 · The Storyteller

How popular is Sewa?

Popularity6/100
Rarity94/100

Sewa currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.7 people per million carry it — about 1 in 588,235. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Sewa

  • Sewa Singh Thikriwala
    Sikh reformer and figure in the Praja Mandal movement

Spellings and variants of Sewa

SevaSewakSewadar

Names similar to Sewa

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Sahaj

suh-HUJ

Effortless, natural, born together with

Sanskrit94% rare
Ultra Rare

Sarbjit

SURB-jeet

One who conquers all

Punjabi93% rare
Very Rare

Sukhdeep

sookh-DEEP

Lamp of peace

Punjabi89% rare
Very Rare

Arjan

UR-jun

Name of the fifth Sikh Guru, compiler of the Adi Granth

Punjabi82% rare
Very Rare

Fateh

FUH-teh

Victory, from the Sikh greeting of triumph

Punjabi89% rare
Very Rare

Sukhmani

sookh-MUH-nee

Jewel of peace, name of a major Sikh prayer

Punjabi88% rare
Very Rare

Sunny

SUH-nee

Bright as daylight, a household pet name

Hindi78% rare
Ultra Rare

Baljeet

bull-JEET

Victory through strength

Punjabi92% rare
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Sewa — frequently asked questions

What does the name Sewa mean?

Sewa means "Selfless service, a core Sikh duty". It is a name of Punjabi origin, most often given to a unisex.

How do you pronounce Sewa?

Sewa is pronounced SAY-wah, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Sewa?

Sewa scores 94 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 588,235 people carry it — about 1.7 per million.

What is the numerology number for Sewa?

Sewa carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 6.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Sewa?

The lucky number for Sewa is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.