Gewe Surname

365,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7461:70,9677,433
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
France91:7,380,302306,885
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Gewe (150) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geweh89196/
Guewe89104/
Goewe8920/
Gewei899/
Gewwe899/
Geewe897/
Ghewe892/
Giewe892/
Gewey891/
Geweu891/
Gewie891/
Gew8681/
Goewey80693/
Goewie80106/
Geweae8020/
Gueweh805/
Kgeswe804/
Gewett803/
Gewerh803/
Guewet802/
Nggewe801/
Guewey801/
Guewwe801/
Ghewed801/
Goewee801/
Gewehe801/
Ngeweh801/
Gewetz801/
Giewej801/
Gheuwe801/
Gewehs801/
Giewer800/
Gaewey800/
Gawe754,744/
Gebe754,600/
Sewe753,384/
Gowe752,469/
Zewe751,327/
Geue751,175/
Gewa75688/
Giwe75637/
Gewi75208/
Geve75189/
Jewe75148/
Göwe7554/
Geew7528/
Ghew755/
Giew752/
Gewh751/
Gywe751/
Ggew751/
Gewd751/
Gewj751/
Gehw751/
Kgew751/
Geweher7313/
Guewehr733/
Ngiewei732/
Ngieweh731/
Gesswer731/
Siewe676,703/
Gever672,835/
Geuer67986/
Geyve67517/
Goweh67475/
Kgowe67410/
Geeve67351/
Ngeve67332/
Gebei67311/
Gowey67301/
Gesue67285/
Ghewy67279/
Gaiwe67276/
Gowee67259/
Giwer67183/
Geway67176/
Gevez67166/
Djewe67160/
Gohwe67125/
Gueve67108/
Ghebe67104/
Gewai6769/
Gawei6767/
Jewei6755/
Geves6754/
Gawey6750/
Geebe6747/
Gevet6745/
Sewee6742/
Gavee6741/
Ghawe6739/
Gewiß6739/
Giweh6735/
Sewei6734/
Gebhe6732/
Gawee6732/
Geuea6731/
Gebey6729/
Zewey6728/
Gevee6727/
Ghewa6726/
Givee6726/
Gieve6725/
Seewe6725/
Gheew6723/
Zeiwe6721/
Sewey6718/
Geschwer6716/
Seiwe6716/
Ziewe6715/
Guiwe6714/
Seweh6714/
Geewa6714/
Zhewe6710/
Zewee6710/
Gaweh6710/
Ghowe679/
Zewei679/
Gajwe678/
Gevie678/
Gaawe677/
Gebea676/
Gowea676/
Kgawe676/
Goewy674/
Gowei674/
Sewea674/
Gebee674/
Giwea674/
Zewie673/
Ghiwe673/
Zewet673/
Goiwe673/
Ngeue673/
Geuey672/
Tgebe672/
Geeby672/
Geevi672/
Govee672/
Gawea672/
Giswe672/
Giwed672/
Giwei672/
Gawwe672/
Giewa672/
Ghewh672/
Gewoi672/
Jeewe672/
Jewee671/
Geoue671/
Gaeve671/
Gibee671/
Gheve671/
Zewes671/
Gehbe671/
Gowwe671/
Giwey671/
Sehwe671/
Jeiwe671/
Sewhe671/
Zewea671/
Seweu671/
Sewie671/
Gawej671/
Guewi671/
Ggawe671/
Gevea671/
Gewih671/
Gewio671/
Gewiz671/
Gewiś671/
Jewej671/
Gevei671/
Seawe671/
Sgewd671/
Ggeew671/
Geehw671/
Gywer670/
Gahwe670/
Goeve670/
Gehew670/
Jewey670/
Geevy670/

Gewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻮakw-

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Footnotes

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  • 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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