Kewaye Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

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

Kewaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kewaye (14) may also be a first name.

Kewaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kewaye occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kewaye is the 2,580,327th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Kewaye occurs mostly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Kewaye live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

The last name Kewaye is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea Kewaye is primarily found in: Hela, where 54 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 24 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Kewaye is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kewaiye9264/
Keawaye9214/
Keway9175/
Kawaye831,891/
Kiwaye83124/
Kewaya8333/
Kieway8322/
Keweye8316/
Keiway8314/
Kaeway838/
Kewayi835/
Kewayo833/
Kewaiy833/
Kewuye832/
Kewyeh831/
Kowaye831/
Keawae831/
Kaewaiy7714/
Kaeweye7714/
Kawayee777/
Keawaie774/
Kiwaaye773/
Kaewaue772/
Kaywaye771/
Keysway771/
Kawayeh771/
Keebaye771/
Kaewhay771/
Keawaue771/
Keawyee771/
Kaway73608/
Kewai73507/
Kewei73197/
Kewoy7335/
Koway7324/
Kewey7317/
Kevay7312/
Kiway735/
Kevae733/
Kewea732/
Keweu732/
Kewue731/
Kewau731/
Kewuy731/
Kewayosh7152/
Keawayot711/
Kawaya6718,220/
Kiwaya671,593/
Kawayu67939/
Kawayi67838/
Kiwayo67330/
Kiwayi67328/
Keavey67233/
Kowaya67193/
Kawayo67190/
Kavuye67161/
Kavaye67116/
Keviye6782/
Kaiway6779/
Keveae6771/
Kivaye6749/
Kowayi6749/
Kaewai6739/
Kawiye6737/
Kewejo6731/
Khewai6731/
Cheway6729/
Kevaya6727/
Kaviye6725/
Kewoue6724/
Kaweye6720/
Kewais6714/
Keweya6713/
Kawoye6711/
Kowayu679/
Kevajy678/
Kawuye678/
Keweah676/
Keawai676/
Kavoye674/
Kaewau674/
Kewoya673/
Kayway672/
Kawaue672/
Kaaway672/
Kebaje671/
Kebuye671/
Keewey671/
Kahway671/
Khebay671/
Keuwai671/
Kewaji671/
Kihway671/
Kovaye671/
Kowawe671/
Queway671/
Kowuay671/
Keabay671/
Kaybei671/
Kiwaeh671/
Keibay671/
Kewuyo671/
Keuweu671/
Keveye671/
Keweiy671/
Kewoua671/
Keiwai671/
Kiewei671/
Kowaie671/
Kiwayu671/
Kiwuye671/
Kiewai671/
Kayvee671/
Keevae671/
Kuywye671/
Kowiye671/
Kewoei671/

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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 Kewaye
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