Kewa Surname
Approximately 7,676 people bear this surname
Kewa Surname User-submission:
The surname Kewa originates from an indigenous ethnic group in Papua New Guinea, coming from the word kewa, which means 'stranger' in the Kewa language. It was given to the people by the first European explorers.
Kewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5,188 | 1:1,572 | 53 |
| Indonesia | 1,450 | 1:91,206 | 9,539 |
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| Cameroon | 295 | 1:70,404 | 8,845 |
| Nigeria | 125 | 1:1,417,142 | 54,922 |
| Benin | 60 | 1:172,260 | 17,125 |
| Ivory Coast | 41 | 1:562,713 | 17,068 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Kewa (2,581) may also be a first name.
Kewa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Kewa originates from an indigenous ethnic group in Papua New Guinea, coming from the word kewa, which means 'stranger' in the Kewa language. It was given to the people by the first European explorers.
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Where Does The Last Name Kewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﻮ) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kewa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 65,089th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 949,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Kewa reside; 68 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 68 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kewa is also the 144,862nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 2,581 people.
The last name Kewa is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5,188 people, or 1 in 1,572. In Papua New Guinea Kewa is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 51 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 12 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 12 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﻮ | kyw | 50 |
| ﻛﻮ | kw | 50 |
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