Jewa Surname
Approximately 729 people bear this surname
Jewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 401 | 1:115,162 | 9,767 |
| Indonesia | 95 | 1:1,392,097 | 95,389 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Jewa (595) may also be a first name.
Jewa Demographics
Jewa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻮ, Hindi: जेवा, Oriya: େଜୱା, Tibetan: ཇི་ཝ་) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 462,693rd most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Jewa live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 342,839th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 595 people.
Jewa is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 401 people, or 1 in 115,162. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 66 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 34 percent are found and Busia County, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.
Jewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Jewa surname is principally Christian (90%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Jewa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 98.99% more than the national average, earning $85,861 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jewa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇི་ཝ་ | jiwa | - |
| Jewa in the Hindi language | ||
| जेवा | jeva | 83.33 |
| जेबा | jeba | 16.67 |
| Jewa in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜୱା | ejawa | 80 |
| େଜଓା | ejaoa | 20 |
| Jewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺟﻮ | ajw | 60 |
| ﺟﻮﻱ | jwy | 20 |
| ﺟﻮﺍ | jwa | 20 |
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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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- 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 Jewa
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