Bew Surname
Approximately 3,726 people bear this surname
Bew Surname Definition:
(Celt, or Celtic-Teut.) Son of Hew or Hugh. [Welsh ab-Hew, ab-Hugh: v.
Hugh; ab, ap. son (of] (French-Latin) an Anglicization of the French (le) Beau = Fair, Handsome. [French beau, bel; Latin bell-us]
Bew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,578 | 1:297,543 | 16,781 |
| England | 433 | 1:128,679 | 12,798 |
| United States | 363 | 1:998,509 | 73,813 |
| Australia | 168 | 1:160,689 | 16,729 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 401 | 1:60,786 | 7,098 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
Bew (113) may also be a first name.
Bew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celt, or Celtic-Teut.) Son of Hew or Hugh. [Welsh ab-Hew, ab-Hugh: v.
Hugh; ab, ap. son (of] (French-Latin) an Anglicization of the French (le) Beau = Fair, Handsome. [French beau, bel; Latin bell-us]
Ab Hugh, the son of Hugh. Welsh.
From the Danish, Beu; a personal name.
Bew Demographics
Average Bew Salary in
United States
$37,132 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮ, Tibetan: བིའུ།) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bew? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bew is the 122,653rd most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,955,863 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Bew are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bew is also the 881,625th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 113 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 2,578 people, or 1 in 297,543. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 100 percent are found, West Bengal, where 0 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 0 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Bew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bew has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bew surname increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 432 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bew Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bew surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.71% registered with the political party.
The amount Bew earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.56% more than the national average, earning R 457,584 per year; in United States they earn 13.94% less than the national average, earning $37,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $52,870 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bewe | 86 | 595 | / |
| Beaw | 86 | 43 | / |
| Beew | 86 | 39 | / |
| Biew | 86 | 23 | / |
| Bewz | 86 | 21 | / |
| Beiw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Besw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bewh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bejw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bhew | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bewt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Beawe | 75 | 90 | / |
| Beïwe | 75 | 27 | / |
| Bewsh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Beiwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bewhe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Beews | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bheew | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bgeew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hbeew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Beeww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beewz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beejw | 75 | 1 | / |
| B'Ewe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beshw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhewe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Behew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beaws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beewe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beb | 67 | 989 | / |
| Bev | 67 | 94 | / |
| Biw | 67 | 91 | / |
| Bef | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bjw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bhgeew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Byw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beeyws | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beeshw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beiweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beijwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beachw | 67 | 0 | / |
Bew Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻮ | abw | - |
| Bew in the Tibetan language | ||
| བིའུ། | bi'u | - |
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