Kewe Surname

433,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 793 people bear this surname

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

Kewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1881:110,47412,870
Papua New Guinea1851:44,0745,397
Nigeria1801:984,12641,775
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Ivory Coast271:854,49022,281
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
France141:4,744,480251,814
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Kéwé (1) are calculated separately.

Kewe (2,124) may also be a first name.

Kewe Last Name Facts

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

Kewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻩ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Kéwé. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kewe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 433,610th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,189,844 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kewe are found; 31 percent are found in West Africa and 26 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kewe is also the 163,067th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 2,124 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 110,474. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 44 percent live, Far North Region, where 18 percent live and West Region, where 14 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 23 percent live.

Kewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kewe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kewe last name contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keawe89224/
Kewei89197/
Kiewe89196/
Keuwe8942/
Keweh8941/
Kewey8917/
Keiwe8915/
Koewe8912/
Kewed896/
Kewee894/
Keywe893/
Khewe893/
Kewea892/
Keweu892/
Kewie892/
Kehwe891/
Kewue891/
Keewe891/
Kew866,474/
Kéwé831/
Kewoue8024/
Kewesz8015/
Keshwe8010/
Keweah806/
Kquewe804/
Kchewe804/
Kewett803/
Keewer801/
Keewey801/
Khewer801/
Koewee801/
Kiewie801/
Keuweu801/
Kiewei801/
Khewes801/
Kewetz800/
Keawed800/
Kywe7512,354/
Kewa757,676/
Kowe756,683/
Kawe753,599/
Kiwe752,197/
Keve751,489/
Khew751,272/
Kewi751,111/
Keaw75121/
Keew7525/
Kewd7515/
Kewy757/
Qewe752/
Kewh751/
Gkew751/
Keyw751/
Keiw750/
Keawead739/
Kheiwei736/
Keeweer731/
Keaweah731/
Kheiweh731/
Keewhee731/
Kewecht731/
Kiewwee731/
Keewest730/
Chewe6743,331/
Kawee671,467/
Kaiwe67803/
Kawea67722/
Khawe67680/
Keeve67653/
Kewui67631/
Khewa67591/
Keevy67540/
Kewai67507/
Kowei67498/
Keiwa67382/
Kavee67272/
Kawei67206/
Kawey67153/
Kevei67146/
Koweh67134/
Kehew67111/
Kaawe67102/
Khowe6780/
Keway6775/
Kebej6774/
Kieve6767/
Kaweu6764/
Keeva6758/
Kaweh6756/
Kowey6748/
Keawa6744/
Kevey6738/
Keveš6738/
Kowee6736/
Kevea6736/
Kewoy6735/
Kahwe6735/
Kevie6733/
Kajwe6729/
Keave6726/
Kovee6726/
Kowea6726/
Kohwe6724/
Kiwey6721/
Kiwei6718/
Kheew6718/
Kiewa6715/
Keevé6713/
Kaewi6711/
Köwer6711/
Kewoi6710/
Koeve679/
Kehwi679/
Kheaw679/
Kiweh678/
Kheve678/
Keawi677/
Keewa675/
Kevee675/
Keyue675/
Keejw675/
Kehbe674/
Hkawe674/
Keveh673/
Keehw673/
Khewi672/
Keywi672/
Kaywe672/
Keawweha672/
Hkeew672/
Keevi671/
Kewii671/
Keywa671/
Kkebe671/
Kujwe671/
Kejue671/
Keawy671/
Keuve671/
Keveu671/
Keveč671/
Kewiy671/
Keevè671/
Koiwe671/
Koewé671/
Kowej671/
Kiweu671/
Kiewy671/
Kewuy671/
Kivee671/
Qewer671/
Coewe671/
Kywet671/
Kheawuie671/
Kehve670/
Keive670/

Kewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻮﻩakwh20
ﺍﻛﻮﺍakwa20
ﻛﻴﻮﻯkywy20
ﻛﻴﻮkyw20
ﻛﻮﻱkwy20

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kewe
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