Ebwe Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ebwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ebwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1371:151,59916,647
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Ebwe (31) may also be a first name.

Ebwe Last Name Facts

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

Ebwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ebwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Ebwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ebwe is the 1,185,157th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ebwe reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ebwe is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 31 people.

The last name Ebwe is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 151,599. In Cameroon Ebwe is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 65 percent live, Littoral Region, where 33 percent live and Northwest Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Cameroon Ebwe is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ebwea89203/
Ebweh8923/
Ebwue891/
Ebwey891/
Eibwe891/
Ebw869/
Hebwer801/
Ebwa754,514/
Ebbe751,499/
Abwe751,465/
Ebue751,301/
Ibwe75466/
Ebwy75117/
Obwe7520/
Epwe756/
Ebwi753/
Ebve753/
Eebw752/
Ebwd751/
Eabw751/
Eybw751/
Aheibwe7314/
Eboue671,979/
Hebbe67686/
Habwe67447/
Ebbey6737/
Jibwe6735/
Eibbe6728/
Hebwa6725/
Aepwe6723/
Abwey6723/
Abweh6722/
Hobwe6716/
Gebue677/
Ejbue676/
Ebuey675/
Yobwe674/
Ebwoi672/
Ebbei672/
Epwee671/
Eebwa671/
Obweh671/
Obwei671/
Evwee671/
Yibwe671/
Abwei671/
Ibwei671/
Eabue671/
Gibwe671/
Ebvie671/
Gebve671/
Heebw671/
Ebuea671/
Ebuie671/
Jeebw671/
Hebue671/
Ebuer670/

Ebwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ebwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻮabw66.67
ﺃﺑﻮabw33.33

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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
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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 Ebwe
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