Ashtewy Surname

136,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Ashtewy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashtewy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine1,7351:2,622550
Jordan1,1651:7,5901,477
Syria2911:66,3273,048
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ashtewy (134) may also be a first name.

Ashtewy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ashtewy has its highest incidence in Palestine. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ashtewy.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashtewy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ashtewy is the 136,121st most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,209,686 people. The surname Ashtewy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ashtewy live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Levant. Ashtewy is also the 800,975th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 134 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Palestine, where it is held by 1,735 people, or 1 in 2,622. In Palestine it is most prevalent in: Gaza Governorate, where 42 percent are found, Nablus Governorate, where 24 percent are found and North Gaza Governorate, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Palestine Ashtewy occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 35 percent are found and Syria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashtawy8611/
Eshtewy869/
Ashtewi862/
Asteway861/
Ashteby860/
Eshteiwy804/
Ashtiwiy801/
Ashthawy801/
Ashteiwi801/
Astawy7716/
Astewa771/
Eshtewi715,119/
Ashtawi7114/
Eshtiwy713/
Ashtiwi713/
Eshtawy711/
Easteby711/
Eastaway67230/
Ashtaiwi677/
Ashtieva672/
Eshtewee671/
Eshteiwi671/

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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 Ashtewy
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