Ew Surname
Approximately 951 people bear this surname
Ew Surname Definition:
From Eu in the department of Seine-Inferieure. Philip de Ew granted to the Hospital of Soltre 'unum toftum et duas acras terre proximas illi terre quam Petrus filius Albricti tenuit de Sancta Trinitate de Soltre" before 1233 (Soltre, p. 4).
Read More About This SurnameEw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 402 | 1:328,978 | 28,772 |
| Vietnam | 208 | 1:445,414 | 1,374 |
| Malaysia | 174 | 1:169,507 | 10,320 |
| Brazil | 141 | 1:1,518,258 | 50,663 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Ew (2,128) may also be a first name.
Ew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Eu in the department of Seine-Inferieure. Philip de Ew granted to the Hospital of Soltre 'unum toftum et duas acras terre proximas illi terre quam Petrus filius Albricti tenuit de Sancta Trinitate de Soltre" before 1233 (Soltre, p. 4). He may be the Philip de Ebb (with to or vv misread bb) who attested a charter to the Abbey of Culrose c. 1231 (PSAS., LX, p. 72). See also under Ov.
Ew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ew Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ew? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 376,169th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,663,035 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Ew live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ew is also the 162,903rd most widely held forename in the world, borne by 2,128 people.
Ew is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 328,978. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Java, where 34 percent reside, East Java, where 21 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 12 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 22 percent reside and Malaysia, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hew | 80 | 12,035 | / |
| Ewe | 80 | 4,781 | / |
| Eew | 80 | 221 | / |
| Eaw | 80 | 199 | / |
| Euw | 80 | 85 | / |
| Iew | 80 | 22 | / |
| Eiw | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ewh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ehw | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ejw | 80 | 9 | / |
| Evw | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ewf | 80 | 6 | / |
| Eyw | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eww | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hiew | 67 | 8,579 | / |
| Hewe | 67 | 669 | / |
| Ewhe | 67 | 621 | / |
| Heew | 67 | 334 | / |
| Jiew | 67 | 89 | / |
| Jeew | 67 | 35 | / |
| Eawe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Heuw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Heiw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Heaw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eiwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hesw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eejw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ejwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eeww | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eawh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eewh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejwh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eaws | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewwh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eesw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eujw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iejw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehvw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehsw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eivw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eawp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eawf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eavw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eewz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewfp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eswz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Evwf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Evww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esvw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewfz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyvw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eywz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euvw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euhw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewz | 67 | 0 | / |
Ew Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻭ | aw | - |
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