Bewe Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania2461:16,6461,550
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
India131:59,005,029552,550
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Béwe (7) & Bewé (2) are calculated separately.

Bewe (120) may also be a first name.

Bewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮ, Oriya: େବୱା) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Béwe or Bewé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bewe? popularity and diffusion

Bewe is the 540,057th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Bewe reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Bewe is also the 852,104th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 120 people.

The last name Bewe is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 16,646. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 74 percent are found, Gorgol Region, where 9 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Bewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bewe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bewe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bewe earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 37.77% less than the national average, earning $14,128,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Béwe927/
Bewé922/
Bewee89312/
Beweh89254/
Boewe89202/
Bewei89123/
Beawe8990/
Bewey8968/
Bewie8952/
Beïwe8927/
Bewea8920/
Beuwe8920/
Behwe898/
Bewhe894/
Beiwe894/
Bhewe891/
Bewed891/
Baewe891/
B'Ewe891/
Beewe891/
Biewe891/
Beweë891/
Bew863,726/
Beweis8030/
Bewhey8011/
Beweah8011/
Beiwei806/
Beiweh802/
Behwea801/
Bewhea801/
Bewheh801/
Bewweh801/
Bewhee801/
Biewei801/
Beijwe801/
Bewoue801/
Beuwee800/
Bewa75284,798/
Bebe7520,207/
Bowe7517,435/
Bawe753,744/
Bewi751,013/
Beve75362/
Böwe75338/
Biwe7555/
Beaw7543/
Beew7539/
Bewj754/
Bewy753/
Beiw752/
Bewh751/
Bejw751/
Bhew751/
Bjwe751/
Beiweis738/
Beawett731/
Bhewett731/
Bewwett731/
Beweahe731/
Behweah731/
Beiweiß731/
Beyweiß731/
Beevi67120,933/
Beebe6721,936/
Bybee676,320/
Beebi674,840/
Bovee674,214/
Bever674,130/
Beeby673,427/
Boeve673,016/
Bebee671,769/
Beibe671,735/
Bowey671,528/
Bebey671,482/
Bibee671,135/
Beuve67996/
Beeve67906/
Bowei67648/
Bebhe67444/
Boweh67400/
Beeva67387/
Bijwe67328/
Bhewa67281/
Bawey67271/
Bebej67270/
Bawej67258/
Beybe67195/
Beawa67188/
Bevie67136/
Beves67135/
Hbebe67122/
Bewwa67120/
Beïbe67111/
Bhawe67108/
Bebea67107/
Bebei6798/
Bawei6786/
Biwei6786/
Baweh6777/
Beiwa6765/
Bowea6760/
Bivee6752/
Bowee6751/
Beoue6750/
Baiwe6747/
Beabe6741/
Bewoa6735/
Bajwe6729/
Bevee6727/
Bewaa6725/
Bawea6723/
Beave6721/
Bowej6719/
Beive6718/
Beevy6717/
Bejwa6716/
Beewi6715/
Böwes6715/
Biewa6712/
Baeve6712/
Beeue6712/
Beiwi6711/
Boiwe6710/
Bahwe679/
Beewa677/
Vibee677/
Bewai677/
Bawee676/
Beway675/
Beywa675/
Besue675/
Baawe675/
Behwi675/
Bevey674/
Bevet674/
Buiwe674/
Bavee674/
Bevez674/
Boeue673/
Bheew673/
Besve673/
Bieve673/
Vybee672/
Byvee672/
Boywe672/
Bewiz672/
Hbeew672/
Bewha671/
Bujwe671/
Boweu671/
Hbewa671/
Behew671/
Behwy671/
Bheve671/
Bewaj671/
Bewoi671/
Beyue671/
Vebee671/
Bywea671/
Biewi671/
Veweh671/
Bejue671/
Bejve671/
Bäwer671/
Beveu671/
Bewoy671/
Bojwe671/
Beeui671/
Bevei671/
Beejw671/
Boweï671/
Beveh670/
Bechweth670/
Beyve670/

Bewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bewe in the Oriya language
େବୱାebawa-
Bewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻮabw59.57
ﺑﻮﻩbwh10.64
ﺑﻮbw6.38
ﺃﺑﻮabw6.38
ﺑﻮﻯbwy4.26
ﺍﺑﻮﻩabwh4.26
ﺍﺑﻮﺍabwa4.26
ﺑﻮﺍbwa2.13
ﺍﻟﺒﻮalbw2.13

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bewe
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