Ciewe Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Gabon

Ciewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ciewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ciewe is found most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciewe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Ciewe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ciewe are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Ciewe is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 17 percent live, East Region, where 17 percent live and Littoral Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Csiewe911/
Cewe89327/
Ciwe8911/
Ciew896/
Chewe8043,331/
Chiwe80187/
Ziewe8015/
Ciebe809/
Ciwei802/
Cihwe801/
Cieve801/
Tchewe73200/
Cheywe73139/
Chewey73129/
Chibee73117/
Caiwei7378/
Chihwe7349/
Tchiwe7348/
Chewea7336/
Chivee7326/
Cuiwei7315/
Scieve7314/
Chiwei7312/
Chaiwe739/
Cziwey738/
Chewei735/
Cieves732/
Ciever732/
Chiwea732/
Cehwea731/
Chewue731/
Cievet731/
Cheiwe731/
Scewey730/
Chew6790,428/
Zewe671,327/
Chiw67466/
Cive67351/
Ceve6789/
Ziwe6783/
Ciwa6775/
Chaiwee6770/
Chaivee6760/
Cewa6741/
Cewi6718/
Céwe6714/
Ciwi6711/
Cheawea676/
Chiowej674/
Cheewei673/
Chihwei672/
Cjwe671/
Tchiwei671/
Cywe671/
Choibee671/
Tciw671/
Czew671/
Chuiwei671/
Chaiwei671/
Tchoiwe671/
Chaiwey671/
Cheewee670/

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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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  • 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 Ciewe
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