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

The surname Gewa (Oriya: େଗୱା) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 483,673rd most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,592,363 people. Gewa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 66 percent of Gewa reside; 66 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 66 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gewa is also the 392,250th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 471 people.

The last name Gewa is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 18,039. In Papua New Guinea Gewa is most common in: Morobe, where 23 percent live, Northern, where 20 percent live and Central, where 18 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common 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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Footnotes

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