Bhewu Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bhewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bhewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe601:257,30427,433
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Bhewu Last Name Facts

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

Bhewu is most common in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhewu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bhewu is the 2,372,517th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bhewu are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 257,304. In Zimbabwe Bhewu is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 33 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bewu891,028/
Bhevu8063/
Bewou8041/
Bewuh8016/
Bhawu809/
Bhiwu804/
Bewus801/
Beawu801/
Bewut801/
Bhebu801/
Bhebhu7356/
Bewoud7318/
Bahawu7310/
Beuwou731/
Beawau731/
Biewou731/
Bhawau731/
Bawu671,451/
Bevu67759/
Bebu67676/
Biwu6747/
Bowu6741/
Bywu671/
Bheewoo671/
Behbeuh671/

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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
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  • 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 Bhewu
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