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

Guewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﺍ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Guewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Guewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Guewa is the 1,210,518th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Guewa live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Guewa is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 48 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 194,103. In Cameroon Guewa is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 30 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 28 percent are found and North Region, where 21 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 26 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.

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

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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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