Giwe Surname

512,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Giwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2901:71,6178,980
Indonesia2201:601,13347,761
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Giwe (70) may also be a first name.

Giwe Last Name Facts

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

Giwe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 512,799th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,440,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Giwe live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most common first name worldwide It is held by 70 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 71,617. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent reside, Centre Region, where 1 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Giwe occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Giwe Last Name Statistics demography

Giwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.13% less than the national average, earning R 99,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaiwe89276/
Giwer89183/
Giweh8935/
Guiwe8914/
Giwie896/
Giwea894/
Ghiwe893/
Goiwe893/
Giswe892/
Giwed892/
Giwei892/
Giewe892/
Giwey891/
Giw8624/
Guiwed8016/
Gajiwe8015/
Guiwey809/
Guiwea808/
Ghiwet807/
Gaiwee805/
Gaiwes801/
Giweth801/
Giwoue801/
Giyawe801/
Giewej801/
Gaiwei801/
Giewer800/
Giwa7539,545/
Gawe754,744/
Gibe753,221/
Gewe75986/
Give75977/
Siwe75843/
Giwi75401/
Jiwe75145/
Guwe75130/
Ziwe7583/
Ghiw753/
Giew752/
Gaiw752/
Gywe751/
Giwy751/
Qgiw751/
Sgiw751/
Giwh751/
Giwj751/
Gaiwheh737/
Ngiewei732/
Nggaiwe731/
Ngieweh731/
Guiswey731/
Siewe676,703/
Gouwe671,203/
Dziwe67972/
Ghive67433/
Gibey67322/
Giver67281/
Gaiwa67240/
Giveh67220/
Guive67204/
Geweh67196/
Givet67128/
Ziwes67128/
Guewe67104/
Saiwe6794/
Gives6783/
Gaibe6773/
Gawei6767/
Guweh6767/
Giwai6767/
Givhe6761/
Siwei6760/
Djiwe6757/
Gibea6755/
Gawey6750/
Ziwei6745/
Zihwe6739/
Ghawe6739/
Jiwei6735/
Gauwe6735/
Guhwe6734/
Zaiwe6734/
Givey6732/
Gawee6732/
Givee6726/
Gieve6725/
Ziwey6725/
Ngive6722/
Goive6722/
Zeiwe6721/
Goewe6720/
Guwei6720/
Siwie6720/
Seiwe6716/
Ziewe6715/
Gaive6715/
Gibej6713/
Goiwa6713/
Jiwey6712/
Gibeľ6711/
Goibe6710/
Gewei679/
Gaihwhee679/
Gewwe679/
Gaiwi679/
Gajwe678/
Gevie678/
Geewe677/
Gaawe677/
Gihwa677/
Giwoi677/
Giwid676/
Kgawe676/
Guwie676/
Givez674/
Guwhe673/
Siwea673/
Gawue673/
Siweh673/
Giwaa673/
Soiwe673/
Gibhe672/
Ghewe672/
Gawea672/
Giwwa672/
Givei672/
Geawe672/
Gawwe672/
Giewa672/
Guweu672/
Gewey671/
Gibee671/
Ghuwe671/
Ghiwa671/
Jiweh671/
Guwee671/
Ziwea671/
Jeiwe671/
Joiwe671/
Zziwe671/
Siweu671/
Siwue671/
Givea671/
Givie671/
Giwoy671/
Ggawe671/
Geweu671/
Ghiwh671/
Gaiue671/
Cihwe671/
Giwoa671/
Siwee671/
Ziweh671/
Gewie671/
Giwzs671/
Gywer670/
Gahwe670/
Guwey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Giwe
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