Fewa Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Fewa (47) may also be a first name.

Fewa Last Name Facts

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

Fewa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fewa is the 2,352,516th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Fewa are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 47 people.

Fewa is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea Fewa is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 98 percent are found and National Capital District, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Fewa exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and Malawi, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fewai89110/
Feuwa894/
Feiwa892/
Foewa891/
Fewaa891/
Feewa891/
Fewau891/
Feway890/
Fesway80148/
Fewaya802/
Feaway801/
Feewah801/
Fieway801/
Foewea801/
Fawa752,737/
Fiwa75443/
Feba75238/
Vewa7547/
Feva7545/
Fewo7534/
Fewi7530/
Fewe7512/
Fywa751/
Foewhea7310/
Feahway731/
Phewa675,748/
Fawai67850/
Fewou67581/
Feuwo67348/
Fawah67167/
Faeva67164/
Fowah67146/
Faway67124/
Fevga6764/
Fowai6759/
Feeva6757/
Fieva6755/
Fevai6746/
Feuwe6738/
Febau6734/
Vewua6728/
Fahwa6725/
Febai6724/
Faywa6722/
Faiwa6721/
Fawau6716/
Fajwa6711/
Foeva6710/
Favea6710/
Fewei679/
Fewey678/
Fawwa678/
Fevat677/
Fowaa677/
Fawua677/
Feiba677/
Feawe674/
Febaa673/
Feabo673/
Fiewo673/
Fowaj672/
Fevas672/
Fevay671/
Feaby671/
Fewit671/
Feweh671/
Ffawa671/
Feiva671/
Vaewa671/
Fyowa671/
Febay671/
Feiwe671/
Fovea671/
Fewoi671/
Fiwah671/
Fewie671/
Fawaa671/
Fowwa671/
Feaba671/
Fehua671/
Feeba671/
Fiewi671/

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