Ewa Surname

24,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria18,9321:9,3571,030
Philippines5231:193,57230,751
Mauritania3741:10,9491,105
Poland3691:103,00515,654
Indonesia3471:381,12232,528
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Congo1711:29,1763,043
Uganda1501:260,26219,079
Papua New Guinea1301:62,7218,130
England1221:456,70530,074
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
India161:47,941,586492,263
Nepal151:1,898,7307,997
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Ewá (1) & Êwâ (1) are calculated separately.

Ewa (559,575) may also be a first name.

Ewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭ, Oriya: ଏୱା) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as: Ewá or Êwâ. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ewa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,736th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 333,648 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ewa live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ewa is also the 1,785th most common given name worldwide It is held by 559,575 people.

Ewa is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18,932 people, or 1 in 9,357. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 36 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 26 percent are found and Anambra, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Ewa occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found and Mauritania, where 2 percent are found.

Ewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ewa surname is principally Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Ewa are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Ewa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning $49,947 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ewá891/
Hewa868,162/
Ewah863,748/
Eway861,397/
Ewaï86525/
Ewai86358/
Ewau86321/
Ewaa86148/
Aewa8683/
Eiwa8660/
Ewea8635/
Ehwa8631/
Euwa8616/
Eewa8615/
Ewoa8615/
Ejwa8613/
Ewwa8610/
Ewua866/
Ewha864/
Iewa863/
Eywa862/
Eawa861/
Êwâ781/
Jeewa752,049/
Heiwa75298/
Eways75266/
Eweas75188/
Ejwau75115/
Aewai7557/
Ewach7546/
Heuwa7526/
Ewaat7522/
Ewa'a7517/
Eweae7516/
Hewai7514/
Eawaz7512/
Ejwua7510/
Ewass759/
Hewau758/
Heawa758/
Ewaia757/
Iewua756/
Eewat756/
Eewai755/
Eswap755/
Ewaas754/
Hewah753/
Heway752/
Euhwa752/
Eiwat752/
Ehwat752/
Heywa751/
Eaway751/
Eiwua751/
Eawoa751/
Eywha751/
Oewai751/
Gewga751/
Euway751/
Ewaih751/
Ewasz751/
Heewa751/
Eiwai751/
Eweau751/
Ewhah751/
Easwa751/
Eewas751/
Eewaz751/
Eiwha751/
Ewaad751/
Ewadt751/
Eweah751/
Euwaa751/
Hewaa751/
Eva67143,186/
Awa6741,571/
Eba6727,618/
Iwa677,431/
Ewe674,781/
Ewi673,198/
Ewo671,949/
Ewy67755/
Hewait67246/
Jeewai6750/
Jwa6743/
Ywa6733/
Eswaid6723/
Hoewaa6712/
Ewaiss6711/
Eweowa679/
Essway677/
Ewj677/
Jeeway676/
Heewai676/
Hewash675/
Ewuoha675/
Heewah675/
Hesswa674/
Haewai674/
Ewé674/
Haewau674/
Hewaij673/
Echwad672/
Ewaaja672/
Aheewa672/
Echwau672/
Jeewea672/
Heaway671/
Hhewas671/
Esswad671/
Ibeowa671/
Ewouha671/
Geewua671/
Hiewea671/
Ehwass671/
Jeewaa671/
Eishwa671/
Eaways671/
Eeshwa671/
Eeswat671/
Ewahah671/
Heiway670/
Eswaha670/

Ewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ewa in the Oriya language
ଏୱାewa66.67
ଏତୱାetawa33.33
Ewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻭaw24.78
ﺃﻭﻩawh13.27
ﺃﻭﻯawy13.27
ﺍﻭaw11.5
ﺃﻭﺍawa9.73
ﺍﻭﻱawy8.85
ﺍﻭﻯawy7.08
ﺍﻭﺍawa5.31
ﺍﻭﻩawh2.65
ﺁﻭﻩawh0.88
ﺁﻭaw0.88
ﺍﻭﺍﻩawah0.88
ﺃﻭﺍﻩawah0.88

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ewa
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