Jerweh Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jerweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Jerweh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jerweh occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerweh? popularity and diffusion

Jerweh is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jerweh reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Jerweh is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Jerweh occurs in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erweh916/
Jerwe911/
Herweh83203/
Serweh831/
Yerweh831/
Jerwee831/
Herwehe77179/
Gerwehr771/
Herwech770/
Zerwech770/
Jerwett770/
Jerue73676/
Serwe73637/
Gerwe73466/
Jerve73190/
Zerwe7329/
Jerwa7324/
Erweë7314/
Erueh7311/
Jirwe7310/
Herwe735/
Jerwi735/
Yerwe733/
Jerbe733/
Errwe731/
Jerwy731/
Erhwe731/
Erwih731/
Jervehed719/
Heerwehe711/
Jerves671,161/
Jervey67462/
Jervez67214/
Jearue67138/
Erhueh67131/
Zerwer67131/
Djerwi6788/
Jeroue6776/
Djerwy6737/
Jerrue6719/
Serwei6718/
Serveh6718/
Jerver6712/
Yerbeh676/
Jerbey673/
Jervie673/
Jeirbe672/
Djerve672/
Serwey671/
Herwed671/
Jerway671/
Zerwie671/
Ijerwa671/
Herwei671/
Herwey671/
Zerveh671/
Yerwei671/
Gerwee671/
Jerbei671/
Gerveh671/
Jerrve670/
Gerwet670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jerweh
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