Guewa Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Guewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1071:194,10320,154
Mauritania511:80,2915,266
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080

Guewa (48) may also be a first name.

Guewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﺍ) occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guewa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,210,518th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. Guewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Guewa are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Guewa is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous given name world-wide, held by 48 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 194,103. In Cameroon Guewa is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 30 percent live, Littoral Region, where 28 percent live and North Region, where 21 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 26 percent live and Benin, where 5 percent live.

Guewa Last Name Statistics demography

Guewa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guewah913/
Gueswa911/
Gewa89688/
Guehewa831/
Guiwa803,097/
Gueva80407/
Geway80176/
Gewai8069/
Guewo8035/
Geuea8031/
Ghewa8026/
Gewah8016/
Gujwa8015/
Geewa8014/
Guywa8010/
Giewa802/
Gewua801/
Gewga801/
Gewaid73163/
Guevea7366/
Giewat7354/
Guewou7334/
Guevas7327/
Geweae7320/
Kgeswa7319/
Gouywa738/
Guiwea738/
Ghewas738/
Gujwad737/
Geswat736/
Ghewad735/
Giewai734/
Guevaa734/
Guiswa732/
Ngejwa731/
Guiwai731/
Geewua731/
Gewait731/
Gewais731/
Guewey731/
Ngewua731/
Giwa6739,545/
Geva673,373/
Geba671,743/
Gywa67218/
Geua67118/
Gewo67103/
Ng'eywa6761/
Gyua673/
Ngajuea671/
Nge'ywa671/
Guiwach671/
Geswath671/
Gjua671/

Guewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻮﺍakwa23.81
ﺍﻛﻮﻩakwh19.05
ﺍﻟﻘﻮalqw19.05
ﺍﻛﻮakw9.52
ﻛﻮkw9.52
ﻛﻮﻯkwy4.76
ﻛﻮﻩkwh4.76
ﺃﻛﻮﺍakwa4.76
ﺃﻛﻮakw4.76

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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 Guewa
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