Joewe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Joewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Joewe (216) may also be a first name.

Joewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Joewe is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Joewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Joewe is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Joewe are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 614,549th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 216 people.

The last name Joewe is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Joewe is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 54 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 46 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Coewe801/
Ijoweh7317/
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Joewai731/
Jaewea731/
Joevie731/
Jouwee731/
Yoewee731/
Zoewue731/
Jowi671,069/
Jawe67520/
Juwe67519/
Jaew6714/
Joeveer6710/
Ioew672/
Jowy672/
Eowe672/
Jowj671/
Joesueh671/
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Ojeaewe671/
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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 Joewe
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