Gewai Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

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

Gewai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gewai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Gewai (44) may also be a first name.

Gewai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gewai is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Gewai reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gewai is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 44 people.

Gewai is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 121,697. In Papua New Guinea Gewai is most frequent in: Morobe, where 58 percent reside, Chimbu, where 24 percent reside and Northern, where 10 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Gewai exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gewaid91163/
Giewai914/
Gewais911/
Gewait911/
Gaewai911/
Gewa89688/
Gewi89208/
Ngewayi831/
Gawai806,663/
Sewai80231/
Guewa80194/
Jewai80188/
Geway80176/
Gebai8087/
Gowai8075/
Giwai8067/
Gewiß8039/
Ghewa8026/
Gaewa8024/
Zewai8018/
Gewah8016/
Geewa8014/
Gewei809/
Gevai803/
Dgewa802/
Giewa802/
Gewoi802/
Gewua801/
Goewa801/
Guewi801/
Gewga801/
Gewih801/
Gewio801/
Gewiz801/
Gewiś801/
Gewie801/
Goewie73106/
Ngewih7360/
Giewat7354/
Seewai7350/
Jeewai7350/
Gevais7337/
Sewayi7330/
Gaywai7322/
Gewuya7321/
Geweae7320/
Gowayi7320/
Kgeswa7319/
Nggewi7314/
Jewaio7313/
Goeway7312/
Jewaji7311/
Gewaya7311/
Giwayi7310/
Gewoya7310/
Zewaid739/
Gawaie738/
Ghewas738/
Gawayi737/
Gebaji736/
Geswat736/
Ghewad735/
Gewich735/
Ghewij734/
Gaiwai734/
Zewait734/
Gewitt733/
Guewah733/
Ghawai733/
Djewai733/
Gevaia733/
Gaeway732/
Gowaia732/
Gaevai732/
Gawaii731/
Gowhai731/
Goewah731/
Geewua731/
Giwaii731/
Jewaia731/
Jewaie731/
Jewaiy731/
Jewayi731/
Ngewhi731/
Ngewua731/
Ngejwa731/
Seiwai731/
Gawaio731/
Giwaia731/
Guiwai731/
Gueswa731/
Gewayo731/
Zewayi731/
Jeswai731/
Gewaye731/
Giswai731/
Zewaie731/
Gewoie730/
Jewais730/
Giwa6739,545/
Sewa6710,797/
Gebi677,299/
Gavi677,256/
Gawa674,733/
Gawi674,063/
Geva673,373/
Geba671,743/
Gewe67986/
Zewa67846/
Jewa67729/
Sewi67688/
Giwi67401/
Gowi67307/
Gevi67286/
Gahwaji67240/
Gywa67218/
Zewi67130/
Geua67118/
Ng'eywa6761/
Jewi6737/
Ngehwih6721/
Geui6718/
Gaevaia679/
Guevaia676/
Ngiewih674/
Geevaji673/
Ngiewei672/
Ghewich672/
Geswaya672/
Gesvais671/
Geswath671/
Geyvais671/
Goevaia671/
Seuwaji671/
Ngiwayi671/
Goywayi671/
Guewoja671/
Guehewa671/
Ghawayi671/
Gaewaja671/
Ngevayi671/
Nge'ywa671/
Ghebaia671/
Gewj671/
Jeewaio671/
Ghojwai671/
Ghebaji671/

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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 Gewai
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