Jwe Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295

Jwe (26) may also be a first name.

Jwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jwe is the 2,843,861st most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Jwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Jwe reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jwe is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 85 percent live and Benue, where 15 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiwe86145/
Jweh86100/
Jwee8654/
Ojwe8622/
Ajwe8619/
Ijwe8618/
Ujwe863/
Ejwe863/
Jywe862/
Jwei862/
Jwhe861/
Jwge861/
Jhwe861/
Jjwe861/
Jwea861/
Jwez861/
Jw80335/
Ajwie7564/
Jiwei7535/
Ojwer7521/
Jiwey7512/
Gajwe758/
Ajweh757/
Jweeh756/
Ajwee756/
J'Wed754/
Jwejh753/
Jiwie752/
Jeewe752/
Jweah752/
Jiweh751/
Jyweh751/
Jweet751/
Jwett750/
Jue6710,218/
Ewe674,781/
Iwe671,991/
Jwi67515/
Jiw6772/
Jwa6743/
Jwh6740/
Ywe6720/
Jve6718/
Jiewei6716/
Äwe6716/
Ejweid6715/
Jhw6714/
Jwj6711/
Hjw6711/
Ejw679/
Jwy676/
Ijw675/
Jyw673/
Ujw673/
Jjw672/
Jeewea672/
Gaajwe671/
Ejweyd671/
Jywheh671/
J'Weid671/
Jiwets671/
Ajwead671/
Ajweer671/
Jweerh671/
Jiwett670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis