Jewe Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Jewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Mauritania271:151,6628,378
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Jewe (97) may also be a first name.

Jewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻮ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,447,279th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Jewe live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 22 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 97 people.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 649,033. In Cameroon Jewe is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 16 percent live.

Jewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jewe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jewe surname increased 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jewe Last Name Statistics demography

Jewe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djewe89160/
Jewei8955/
Jehwe8947/
Jeweh8932/
Jewie8919/
Jeewe892/
Jewee891/
Jeweu891/
Jeiwe891/
Jewej891/
Ijewe891/
Jewey890/
Jew862,171/
Jiewei8016/
Jehwea8014/
Ijeuwe8012/
Ujiewe803/
Jeawea803/
Jeewea802/
Jeiwed801/
Jewejj801/
Jewetz801/
Jeweys801/
Jewerh801/
Djewei801/
Ijewer801/
Ijiewe801/
Jehwer801/
Jiewer801/
Jewets800/
Sewe753,384/
Jebe751,669/
Zewe751,327/
Gewe75986/
Jewa75729/
Jeve75701/
Yewe75161/
Jiwe75145/
Tjew75126/
Jiew7589/
Jewi7537/
Jeew7535/
Djew7517/
Jeaw758/
Jewy757/
Iewe753/
Ejwe753/
Jywe752/
Jehw751/
Ewej751/
Ijew751/
Cjwe751/
Jewh751/
Jewj751/
Jeyw751/
Jjwe751/
Jeweitt734/
Jewwett731/
Jesweer731/
Jiewgey731/
Jewetth730/
Jeweett730/
Siewe676,703/
Jeeva672,594/
Jeewa672,049/
Ehiwe67758/
Jeevi67337/
Ijebe67223/
Geweh67196/
Jewai67188/
Jever67140/
Jesue67128/
Djewi67127/
Jebee6791/
Jeves6778/
Djiwe6757/
Jeewi6751/
Yewei6748/
Jeved6746/
Sewee6742/
Jeebe6736/
Jiwei6735/
Ijewa6735/
Sewei6734/
Yeswe6734/
Jeive6733/
Zewey6728/
Seewe6725/
Jeveh6722/
Zeiwe6721/
Jevee6719/
Yeweh6719/
Sewey6718/
Seiwe6716/
Ziewe6715/
Seweh6714/
Jheew6714/
Yewey6712/
Jeebi6712/
Jiwey6712/
Zhewe6710/
Zewee6710/
Gewei679/
Gewwe679/
Zewei679/
Jeeve678/
Djeve678/
Jeiwa677/
Jewwa677/
Jiebe676/
Jevie675/
Jebej674/
Sewea674/
Jijew674/
Zewie673/
Zewet673/
Jevea673/
Jebea673/
Ihewe673/
Jejue673/
Yehwe672/
Jeway672/
Jebei672/
Jebhe672/
Jevey672/
Ehewe672/
Ewueh672/
Eweih672/
Giewe672/
Jevet672/
Jeawa672/
Jeejw672/
Hjeew672/
Jetve671/
Gewey671/
Zewes671/
Jeahweah671/
Jyweh671/
Jiweh671/
Jewyi671/
Sehwe671/
Sewhe671/
Jevez671/
Jewhi671/
Joiwe671/
Zewea671/
Seweu671/
Sewie671/
Geéwe671/
Ijeve671/
Yeywe671/
Seawe671/
Ewwge671/
Eweah671/
Djeew671/
Jehew671/
Jieve670/

Jewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻮajw70
ﺟﻮﻩjwh20
ﺟﻴﻮjyw10

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