Jeewa Surname

203,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Jeewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9481:57,1497,252
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
England1481:376,47326,505
Mauritius471:27,5205,467
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Jeewa (1,579) may also be a first name.

Jeewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeewa (Tibetan: བྱི་བ་) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jeewa is the 203,128th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,556,635 people. The last name Jeewa is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Jeewa are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jeewa is also the 194,673rd most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 1,579 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 948 people, or 1 in 57,149. In South Africa Jeewa is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 52 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent are found. Not including South Africa Jeewa exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 39 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Jeewa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jeewa are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Jeewa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.04% more than the national average, earning R 294,768 per year; in United States they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $43,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $49,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeewai9150/
Jeeway916/
Jeewea912/
Jeewaa911/
Jewa89729/
Eewa8915/
Jeewaya837/
Jeeswas831/
Jeeva802,594/
Djewa80879/
Jewai80188/
Jewah80152/
Jeewi8051/
Jeeba8038/
Ijewa8035/
Seewa8022/
Jeiwa807/
Jewwa807/
Eewat806/
Eewai805/
Jewua804/
Ehewa804/
Jevea803/
Jebea803/
Jeway802/
Jeewe802/
Jeawa802/
Ceewa801/
Heewa801/
Jeewo801/
Eewas801/
Eewaz801/
Ewa7521,842/
Jwa7543/
Jeevas73100/
Ojiewa7393/
Jewaya7378/
Seewai7350/
Jehwea7314/
Djeawa7312/
Seewua739/
Ijeuwa738/
Zeeway737/
Heewai736/
Jyewah736/
Heewah735/
Jeevaa734/
Jeevat734/
Jeebha733/
Ajbeea733/
Djewai733/
Jeawea733/
Ehewua732/
Aheewa732/
Jeebay731/
Jeebaa731/
Jeevad731/
Jeswad731/
Seeway731/
Ijehwa731/
Geewua731/
Ijiewa731/
Jeebai731/
Jeswai731/
Seewaj731/
Eeshwa731/
Eeswat731/
Jewwad731/
Jheeba731/
Jewais730/
Heehwa730/
Sewa6710,797/
Jeba678,258/
Hewa678,162/
Jiwa674,499/
Ewah673,748/
Ajwa672,523/
Jebe671,669/
Eway671,397/
Yewa671,164/
Zewa67846/
Jeve67701/
Gewa67688/
Jeva67535/
Ewaï67525/
Ewai67358/
Ewau67321/
Ebea67316/
Eeva67289/
Jeveaux67184/
Jewo67183/
Evea67179/
Jewe67148/
Ewaa67148/
Jwai67106/
Jeebhai6782/
Eiwa6760/
Jewi6737/
Ijwa6736/
Ewea6735/
Ehwa6731/
Eeba6731/
Euwa6716/
Ewoa6715/
Jeejuah6714/
Jeebhay6713/
Ejwa6713/
Ewwa6710/
Ujwa678/
Jewy677/
Ewua676/
Jeewoot676/
Juea675/
Jway674/
Ewha674/
Jeewoth674/
Iewa673/
Ojwa673/
Hjwa672/
Jeewood672/
Eywa672/
Jywa671/
Jwwa671/
Eawa671/
Jwaa671/
Eewo671/
Jeewoop671/
Jjwa671/
Yjwa671/
Eeua671/
Jbea671/
Jewj671/
Jhwa671/
Jiewgay671/
Jwaj671/
Jwap671/
Jwea671/
Jwua671/
Jswa671/

Jeewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeewa in the Tibetan language
བྱི་བ་jiwa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jeewa
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