Jewah Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jewah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jewah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Jewah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jewah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jewah is the 1,422,956th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Jewah live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Jewah is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria Jewah is mostly found in: Taraba, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.

Jewah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jewah surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Jewah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $39,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jyewah916/
Jewa89729/
Jeewa802,049/
Jewai80188/
Yewah80108/
Ijewa8035/
Jewoh8024/
Jewho808/
Jeiwa807/
Jewwa807/
Jewua804/
Jevah803/
Jeawa802/
Jeway802/
Eweah801/
Ewhah801/
Ewaih801/
Jehwoh73234/
Ojiewa7393/
Jeewai7350/
Ijewho7317/
Jehwea7314/
Ijeuwa738/
Jeeway736/
Jehbah734/
Jeawea733/
Jaywah733/
Jeewea732/
Jeuwoh732/
Yehwah732/
Juiwah731/
Jewwad731/
Jewhoh731/
Jeavoh731/
Ewahah731/
Ijiewa731/
Jeewaa731/
Yewwah731/
Jeibah731/
Jaiwah731/
Ijehwa731/
Yeiwah731/
Eaywah731/
Jeswad731/
Jeswai731/
Jewais730/
Jeba678,258/
Yewa671,164/
Jeva67535/
Ewaï67525/
Jewo67183/
Jayweah6793/
Jeejuah6714/
Jeewoth674/
Ijeabah673/
Iewa673/
Yjwa671/
Jeeswas671/
Jiewgay671/

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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 Jewah
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