Guewam Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Guewam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guewam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Guewam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guewam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺍﻡ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Guewam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guewam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guewam are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghouewam861/
Guevam833/
Guewan831/
Gewan73131/
Gevam7333/
Gebam7332/
Guiwan671,262/
Guevan67200/
Gueban67112/
Gewant6772/
Gewand6760/
Gewain6732/
Geewan6731/
Gewane6726/
Guivam6720/
Quiwam675/
Quewan672/
Guibam672/
Kuewan672/
Gujwan671/
Gevame671/
Gevgam671/
Giewan671/
Gewaun671/
Quewom671/
Geebam671/

Guewam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guewam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺍﻡkwam-

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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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  • 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 Guewam
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