Ayew Surname

212,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ayew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England101:5,571,806158,774
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ayew (10) may also be a first name.

Ayew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayew is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 212,518th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,760,344 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ayew reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayew is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,870 people, or 1 in 14,450. Excluding Ghana this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ayew Last Name Statistics demography

Ayew earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.94% less than the national average, earning $18,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayewe8960/
Ahyew8947/
Hayew893/
Ayw86614/
Hayhew807/
Ayewhe801/
Ayeb753,009/
Ayaw75453/
Ayev75353/
Ayow75103/
Ayuw7542/
Ajew7536/
Uyew7521/
Eyew755/
Ayef754/
Aayw754/
Hayw753/
Ayiw753/
Auew752/
Iyew752/
Yjew752/
Ayyw752/
Awew751/
Aywe751/
Yeww751/
Aiew751/
Yewh751/
Ahyw751/
Aywf751/
Aywt751/
Ayww751/
Aysw751/
Ayeva674,422/
Hayef674,108/
Ayofe671,135/
Ayowa67955/
Ayafe67678/
Ayiwe67477/
Hayow67465/
Ayowe67307/
Hayeb67273/
Ayuwe67194/
Awewe67188/
Hayev67156/
Ayawe67130/
Eyewe6792/
Ajeew6732/
Ayefe6725/
Ayife6721/
Gayev6721/
Oyewe6718/
Ahyow6717/
Gajew6713/
Aweew679/
Yojew678/
Ahiew677/
Ayeeb676/
Ahyev676/
Hayaw675/
Gayef675/
Hawew674/
Ağyev674/
Aheew673/
Haywe672/
Ayouw672/
Ayiow672/
Goyew671/
Aawew671/
Eyews671/
Ayiev671/
Uyewe671/
Oyiew671/
O'Yew671/
Aysfe671/
Aiewh671/
Aevwf671/
Aiywe671/
Ayhwe671/
Auewe671/
Iyewe671/
Ayowh671/
Ayhaw671/
Aiyow671/

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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 Ayew
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