Jewa Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4011:115,1629,767
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
India211:36,526,923420,161
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Jewa (595) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeewa892,049/
Djewa89879/
Jewai89188/
Jewah89152/
Ijewa8935/
Jeiwa897/
Jewwa897/
Jewua894/
Jeway892/
Jeawa892/
Ojiewa8093/
Jewaya8078/
Jeewai8050/
Jehwea8014/
Djeawa8012/
Ijeuwa808/
Jeeway806/
Jyewah806/
Djewai803/
Jeawea803/
Jeewea802/
Jeswad801/
Ijehwa801/
Ijiewa801/
Jeewaa801/
Jeswai801/
Jewwad801/
Jewais800/
Sewa7510,797/
Jeba758,258/
Jiwa754,499/
Yewa751,164/
Zewa75846/
Gewa75688/
Jeva75535/
Ewaï75525/
Jewo75183/
Jewe75148/
Jewi7537/
Jewy757/
Iewa753/
Jywa751/
Jjwa751/
Yjwa751/
Jewj751/
Jeewaya737/
Jeeswas731/
Jiewgay731/
Djiwa673,243/
Jeeva672,594/
Zeway671,624/
Seiwa671,070/
Sewah67283/
Sewai67231/
Jesua67197/
Jijwa67177/
Geway67176/
Jehwo67162/
Sewaï67124/
Jetva67113/
Yewah67108/
Jevas6795/
Jebai6788/
Jevat6788/
Jaiwa6787/
Jiwai6783/
Gewai6769/
Seuwa6762/
Djewo6759/
Jewei6755/
Jeewi6751/
Jebau6749/
Jehwe6747/
Jeeba6738/
Jehba6734/
Jeweh6732/
Zewaz6730/
Tjiwa6726/
Yewai6724/
Jewoh6724/
Ziewa6723/
Seewa6722/
Jewie6719/
Seawa6719/
Zewai6718/
Ijiwa6717/
Sewaî6717/
Ewa'a6717/
Sewwa6715/
Yewua6714/
Sewua6712/
Jebha6711/
Zewas6710/
Jiway6710/
Jiewo6710/
Zeuwa6710/
Jeaby679/
Seway678/
Ijeba678/
Zewah678/
Jewho678/
Cewwa677/
Jiwua677/
Ewaia677/
Iewua676/
Jojwa676/
Jevad675/
Jeiba675/
Jevaj674/
Jeiva674/
Sewea674/
Ehewa674/
Jieva674/
Jeashwaa673/
Yiewa673/
Jajwa673/
Sewha673/
Jaywa673/
Ihewa673/
Jevea673/
Sehwa673/
Jebay673/
Djywa673/
Jebea673/
Sewaa673/
Jevah673/
Dgewa672/
Jevai672/
Siewa672/
Euhwa672/
Giewa672/
Jeewe672/
Cojwa672/
Joywa672/
Jejua671/
Cewha671/
Ceewa671/
Jeabo671/
Jebaa671/
Jihwa671/
Jiwaj671/
Jiwwa671/
Jewee671/
Jeweu671/
Jhiwa671/
Jevap671/
Jevay671/
Yewat671/
Jeahweah671/
Jewuo671/
Jewou671/
Jewyi671/
Ijeva671/
Ehiwa671/
Jeiwe671/
Zewua671/
Gewua671/
Jeabi671/
Jewhi671/
Jjwad671/
Jywai671/
Zewea671/
Yojwa671/
Yehwa671/
Yewaa671/
Rzewa671/
Ewaih671/
Jewej671/
Ijewe671/
Jeewo671/
Jyiwa671/
Cejwa671/
Ejjewatt671/
Eweau671/
Ewhah671/
Tjewo671/
Eweah671/
Jewod671/
Jiwha671/
Jewey670/

Jewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jewa in the Tibetan language
ཇི་ཝ་jiwa-
Jewa in the Hindi language
जेवाjeva83.33
जेबाjeba16.67
Jewa in the Oriya language
େଜୱାejawa80
େଜଓାejaoa20
Jewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻮajw60
ﺟﻮﻱjwy20
ﺟﻮﺍjwa20

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