Bweh Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Bweh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 88 | 1:50,097 | 4,478 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bweh (93) may also be a first name.
Bweh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bweh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bweh is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bweh.
How Common Is The Last Name Bweh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,931,261st most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bweh live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 986,211th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 93 people.
The last name is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 50,097. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Grand Bassa County, where 67 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 15 percent are found and River Gee County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Liberia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwesh | 89 | 4 | / |
| Bwe | 86 | 464 | / |
| Bwheeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bweich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bweher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bwee | 75 | 648 | / |
| Bwea | 75 | 57 | / |
| Bwei | 75 | 15 | / |
| Bwie | 75 | 6 | / |
| Pweh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bwha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bwet | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bwey | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bwjh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bwge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bwes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bwed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bbeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vbeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buech | 67 | 153 | / |
| Boueh | 67 | 71 | / |
| Buehs | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bwije | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bøwes | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bwoue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Buesh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bwuer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bueha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwihe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwest | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vweyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buerh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwehh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bueht | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bweh
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