Where Does The Last Name Kerwe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kerwe is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerwe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Kerwe is the 4,649,889^th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Kerwe live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Kerwe is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Kerwe is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 60 percent live and Jiwaka, where 40 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Kerwe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kerwe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.