Guewe Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Guewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon551:377,61933,137
Mauritania431:95,2295,961
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Guewe (21) may also be a first name.

Guewe Last Name Facts

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

Guewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻩ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guewe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,806,862nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Guewe live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 21 people.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 377,619. In Cameroon Guewe is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 89 percent are found, North Region, where 9 percent are found and West Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 41 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueweh915/
Guewet912/
Guewwe911/
Guewey911/
Gewe89986/
Guewehr833/
Geweh80196/
Gueve80108/
Guiwe8014/
Gewei809/
Gewwe809/
Geewe807/
Giewe802/
Ghewe802/
Gewey801/
Guewi801/
Geweu801/
Gewie801/
Gueoue73175/
Guevea7366/
Geweae7320/
Guiwed7316/
Gueved7312/
Guiwey739/
Guiwea738/
Kgeswe734/
Gueves734/
Guehue733/
Gewett733/
Guever733/
Gewerh733/
Ngujwe732/
Ngeweh731/
Gewehs731/
Gueive731/
Gewetz731/
Giewej731/
Gheuwe731/
Gisuee731/
Gewehe731/
Ghewed731/
Guevez731/
Nggewe731/
Giewer730/
Gebe674,600/
Geue671,175/
Gewa67688/
Giwe67637/
Guehoue67589/
Gewi67208/
Geve67189/
Geweher6713/
Guevehr675/
Guechue672/
Ngiewei672/
Gjue671/
Gesswer671/
Gaysuee671/
Gywe671/
Ngieweh671/
Guiswey671/
Gueaves671/
Gueouhe671/
Guesuer671/
Gewj671/
Gueives671/

Guewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻮﻩakwh29.17
ﺍﻛﻮakw29.17
ﻛﻮkw20.83
ﺍﻛﻮﺍakwa8.33
ﻛﻮﻩkwh8.33
ﺃﻛﻮakw4.17

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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 Guewe
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