Gewa Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

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

Gewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4521:18,0391,818
Tanzania1341:395,08728,090
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Nepal111:2,589,1789,158
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gewa (471) may also be a first name.

Gewa Last Name Facts

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

Gewa (Oriya: େଗୱା) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 483,673rd most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,592,363 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 66 percent of Gewa live; 66 percent live in Oceania Islands and 66 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gewa is also the 392,250th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 471 people.

Gewa is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 18,039. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 23 percent live, Northern, where 20 percent live and Central, where 18 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guewa89194/
Geway89176/
Gewai8969/
Ghewa8926/
Gaewa8924/
Gewah8916/
Geewa8914/
Dgewa892/
Giewa892/
Gewua891/
Goewa891/
Gewga891/
Gewaid80163/
Giewat8054/
Geweae8020/
Kgeswa8019/
Goeway8012/
Ghewas808/
Geswat806/
Ghewad805/
Giewai804/
Guewah803/
Gaeway802/
Gewais801/
Gewait801/
Goewah801/
Geewua801/
Ngewua801/
Ngejwa801/
Gueswa801/
Gaewai801/
Giwa7539,545/
Sewa7510,797/
Gawa754,733/
Geva753,373/
Geba751,743/
Gewe75986/
Zewa75846/
Jewa75729/
Gywa75218/
Gewi75208/
Geua75118/
Gewo75103/
Gewj751/
Ng'eywa7361/
Geswath731/
Guehewa731/
Nge'ywa731/
Govea6726,511/
Gawai676,663/
Guiwa673,097/
Gaeva672,834/
Jeewa672,049/
Zeway671,624/
Seiwa671,070/
Djewa67879/
Gowah67855/
Goeva67749/
Giwah67612/
Ngeva67482/
Gueva67407/
Gohwa67298/
Sewah67283/
Ghewy67279/
Gaway67246/
Gaiwa67240/
Sewai67231/
Gevas67228/
Gaawa67208/
Geweh67196/
Jewai67188/
Ghawa67168/
Sewaï67124/
Gevaş67124/
Gieva67120/
Goway67117/
Guewe67104/
Gesua67101/
Gebai6787/
Gawah6783/
Gheva6776/
Gowai6775/
Giwai6767/
Seuwa6762/
Gibea6755/
Gavea6754/
Gebaj6740/
Gewiß6739/
Guewo6735/
Geuea6731/
Zewaz6730/
Ziewa6723/
Seewa6722/
Gejua6720/
Seawa6719/
Zewai6718/
Gevay6717/
Geeba6717/
Sewaî6717/
Gevat6716/
Sewwa6715/
Gujwa6715/
Gebha6714/
Gevah6714/
Gahwa6713/
Goiwa6713/
Sewua6712/
Gawaa6710/
Zewas6710/
Guywa6710/
Zeuwa6710/
Gewei679/
Gewwe679/
Gevad678/
Gewop678/
Seway678/
Zewah678/
Jeiwa677/
Jewwa677/
Cewwa677/
Geewe677/
Gawau677/
Gihwa677/
Gebea676/
Gowea676/
Gesva675/
Gewoh675/
Gevaj675/
Ghewo674/
Giwua674/
Sewea674/
Jewua674/
Giwea674/
Gywat674/
Ngewo674/
Gevai673/
Sewha673/
Sehwa673/
Giwaa673/
Gewou673/
Sewaa673/
Gaywa672/
Jeway672/
Ghewe672/
Siewa672/
Gawea672/
Ghywa672/
Giwwa672/
Gebay672/
Giewe672/
Gewoi672/
Jeawa672/
Cewha671/
Ceewa671/
Gewey671/
Ghiwa671/
Gowha671/
Geewo671/
Gowua671/
Ggeba671/
Zewua671/
Gowaa671/
Ggawa671/
Zewea671/
Rzewa671/
Gebaa671/
Gebau671/
Givea671/
Guewi671/
Gevea671/
Geweu671/
Gewih671/
Gewio671/
Gewiz671/
Gewiś671/
Hgeba671/
Kgawa671/
Cejwa671/
Giwoa671/
Gawha671/
Gehba671/
Qgeba671/
Gewie671/
Gaïwa671/
Gywha671/
Gjwad671/
Gjwaz671/

Gewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gewa in the Oriya language
େଗୱାegawa-

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