Cuwi Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Cuwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cuwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Cuwi (136) may also be a first name.

Cuwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cuwi occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Cuwi live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Cuwi is also the 794,286th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 136 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 3,075,563. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Lampung, where 44 percent live, West Java, where 23 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 16 percent live. Beside Indonesia Cuwi occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cuwai891,751/
Chuwi8981/
Cuwie893/
Chuwai80153/
Chuwei8022/
Tchuwi8021/
Cuiwei8015/
Cheuwi8010/
Cauwai803/
Chouwi801/
Chuiwi801/
Cuvi752,220/
Cubi751,830/
Kuwi75272/
Cuwa7518/
Cowi7517/
Zuwi756/
Cuwe755/
Czujwid7363/
Tchouwi7316/
Chuiwei731/
Cowie6717,435/
Chubi67818/
Tsuwi67507/
Kuwai67468/
Gcuwa67395/
Cauwe67361/
Khuwi67315/
Chuwe67311/
Kuwei67192/
Cauvi67176/
Cuvit67126/
Kauwi67100/
Zuwai6791/
Cubai6765/
Caubi6765/
Cubei6746/
Cuiva6732/
Kuwih6730/
Cuțui6725/
Cujui6723/
Cuibe6721/
Couvi6711/
Coubi6710/
Kuwie6710/
Chuvi678/
Cowai677/
Zuwei677/
Kuwoi676/
Gcuwe675/
Cuwed674/
Cuvei674/
Cuvio673/
Kouwi673/
Chuwy673/
Ciubi672/
Cuvis672/
Cuibi671/
Ccubi671/
Cuvij671/
Cuswe671/
Couwa671/
Cuboi671/
Chouwgoi671/
Tchouwei671/
Kuiwi671/
Cuway671/
Cowei671/
Cuwuy671/
Cuwes670/

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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 Cuwi
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