Jewi Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jewi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jewi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Jewi (373) may also be a first name.

Jewi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jewi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻯ) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Jewi occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Jewi are found; 35 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 35 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 449,413th most common first name on earth, borne by 373 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Jewi is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 85 percent are found, Madang, where 8 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Jewi is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Pakistan, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jewai89188/
Djewi89127/
Jewei8955/
Jeewi8951/
Jewie8919/
Jewyi891/
Jewhi891/
Jeewai8050/
Jiewei8016/
Djewui805/
Jewwit804/
Djewai803/
Djewei801/
Djewih801/
Djewoi801/
Jeswai801/
Jewais800/
Jewa75729/
Jebi75699/
Sewi75688/
Jevi75548/
Yewi75470/
Jiwi75224/
Gewi75208/
Jewe75148/
Zewi75130/
Ewii7531/
Jewy757/
Ewwi753/
Jjwi752/
Iewi751/
Ewiy751/
Yjwi751/
Ewgi751/
Cjwi751/
Jewj751/
Jeweitt734/
Jhewitt731/
Jeewa672,049/
Jeevi67337/
Jebhi67243/
Sewai67231/
Djevi67231/
Djewe67160/
Jebai6788/
Jiwai6783/
Gewai6769/
Jevis6757/
Yewei6748/
Jehwe6747/
Gewiß6739/
Ehwio6736/
Jiwei6735/
Ijewa6735/
Sewei6734/
Jeive6733/
Jeweh6732/
Ziewi6724/
Yewai6724/
Jeibi6721/
Seewi6721/
Yewoi6719/
Zewai6718/
Jeebi6712/
Jehui6711/
Jiwiy6710/
Gewei679/
Zewei679/
Yewis678/
Sehwi678/
Jeiby678/
Jeiwa677/
Jewwa677/
Jeboi677/
Ewaia677/
Zewoi677/
Djiwi677/
Siewi676/
Jevit675/
Sewoi675/
Jevie675/
Jiwih674/
Jesvi674/
Jeiva674/
Jevid674/
Sewih673/
Zewie673/
Sewiy673/
Jiwyi673/
Jevio673/
Jeway672/
Jevai672/
Jebei672/
Jesui672/
Ihewi672/
Sewii672/
Eweih672/
Gewoi672/
Jeivi672/
Jeewe672/
Jeybi672/
Jeawa672/
Jaiwi672/
Jyebi671/
Jajwi671/
Jieui671/
Jevhi671/
Jeviy671/
Jewee671/
Jeweu671/
Jeuvi671/
Zewui671/
Jeiwe671/
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Ijiwi671/
Jeabi671/
Jywai671/
Zewii671/
Zewwi671/
Zeewi671/
Yewii671/
Sewie671/
Seuwi671/
Gewih671/
Gewiz671/
Gewiś671/
Ejwii671/
Ewaih671/
Sewui671/
Jevui671/
Jewej671/
Ijewe671/
Jebui671/
Ehwoi671/
Ewhio671/
Zjwui671/
Zewij671/
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Jebih671/
Jehbi671/
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Jewi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jewi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﻯjwy-

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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 Jewi
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