Guwe Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Guwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Guwe (84) may also be a first name.

Guwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guwe is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Guwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Guwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,573,888th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Guwe reside; 51 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 51 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,046,220th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 84 people.

Guwe is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 2,874,982. In Indonesia Guwe is most numerous in: Papua, where 98 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouwe891,203/
Guweh8967/
Gauwe8935/
Guhwe8934/
Guwei8920/
Guwie896/
Guwhe893/
Guweu892/
Guwee891/
Ghuwe891/
Guwey890/
Guw8612/
Nguhwe80202/
Kgauwe8058/
Gouwer8043/
Gouwei8012/
Gouwie808/
Gohuwe807/
Gauwer805/
Ghuweh805/
Gouwey803/
Ngujwe802/
Gauwep802/
Kgouwe802/
Gouwea801/
Gouwet801/
Gheuwe801/
Ngauwe801/
Nguwei801/
Gushwe801/
Guwhey801/
Gowe752,469/
Gube752,359/
Guwa752,273/
Gouw752,224/
Giwe75637/
Guve75137/
Gauw7598/
Guwy7596/
Guwi7569/
Kguw752/
Guwj751/
Guwh751/
Cguw751/
Gouwoue731/
Gu'weij731/
Gauwetz731/
Goube672,928/
Gaube672,303/
Ghube671,943/
Gouwy671,165/
Gowie67758/
Kgowe67410/
Gowey67301/
Nguve67285/
Gowee67259/
Gauwa67122/
Gubey6790/
Gubeh6785/
Gouwa6783/
Gouve6778/
Guver6764/
Gauwi6759/
Guway6755/
Guwai6747/
Giweh6735/
Ghuve6726/
Gauve6721/
Goewe6720/
Gubej6715/
Gujwa6715/
Guvea6715/
Gubhe6711/
Ghowe679/
Guwih677/
Guwha677/
Gowea676/
Giwie676/
Gowei674/
Giwea674/
Guvhe674/
Guvei673/
Ghiwe673/
Guvey672/
Gubea672/
Guvet672/
Giwei672/
Gowwe671/
Guvez671/
Gubee671/
Giwey671/
Guwoa671/
Goowe671/
Gubei671/
Guwid671/
Guwis671/
Ghuwa671/
Kguwa671/
Guves670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Guwe
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