Kewae Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Kewae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Kewae Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kewae occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewae? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kewae reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kewae is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 100 percent live. Apart from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keawae911/
Kewaiye8364/
Kaewaey833/
Keawaed832/
Keawaet831/
Khewaed831/
Kaewhae831/
Khewahe831/
Kawae801,378/
Kowae8043/
Kiwae809/
Kevae803/
Keweu802/
Cewae801/
Kawahe73164/
Keveae7371/
Kiwaea735/
Cehwae734/
Kahwae732/
Keuweu731/
Keevae731/
Kaiwae731/
Kiwaeh731/
Kiewoe731/
Khowae731/
Kewoua731/
Kkeshwaer711/
Keebahe678/
Kiehwoe675/
Chehwae675/
Kiwaaye673/
Kaeweay672/
Kowaiye671/
Kheiweh671/
Keswahi671/
Keiwhoe671/
Kawahee671/
Keawoay671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kewae
  • 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