Ew Surname

376,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

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).

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Ew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4021:328,97828,772
Vietnam2081:445,4141,374
Malaysia1741:169,50710,320
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
India211:36,526,923420,161
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭ) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ew? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 376,169th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,663,035 people. The last name Ew is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Ew reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 162,903rd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 2,128 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 402 people, or 1 in 328,978. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 34 percent are found, East Java, where 21 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 12 percent are found. Not including Indonesia Ew exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 22 percent are found and Malaysia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hew8012,035/
Ewe804,781/
Eew80221/
Eaw80199/
Euw8085/
Iew8022/
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Hiew678,579/
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Ew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻭaw-

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