Gewe Surname
Approximately 986 people bear this surname
Gewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 746 | 1:70,967 | 7,433 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Gewe (150) may also be a first name.
Gewe Demographics
Gewe Political Affiliation
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Gewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gewe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 365,723rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,391,020 people. The surname Gewe is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Gewe live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gewe is also the 752,187th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 150 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 746 people, or 1 in 70,967. In Tanzania Gewe is primarily concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 69 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
Gewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gewe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gewe surname expanded 124 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gewe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gewe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Gewe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gewe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮ | akw | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gewe
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