Kewes Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kewes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany921:875,05962,702
France251:2,656,909193,074
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kewes (94) may also be a first name.

Kewes Last Name Facts

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

Kewes occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Kewes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kewes reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kewes is also the 980,251st most numerous first name internationally, held by 94 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 875,059. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 66 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside and Bavaria, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kewesz9115/
Khewes911/
Kewese911/
Kiewesz8321/
Kiewies832/
Keweise831/
Keewest830/
Keves80132/
Kowes8067/
Kewis8022/
Kawes8018/
Kiwes803/
Cewes802/
Kewish73604/
Keeves73317/
Kieves7344/
Keuwez7330/
Kevesh7329/
Keevis7324/
Kiwese7321/
Kewais7314/
Kevees739/
Keives736/
Kawesh735/
Kibees735/
Keaves734/
Kawees733/
Kevies733/
Koeves732/
Kevess731/
Kheves731/
Keuves731/
Quewes731/
Kevets731/
Khawes731/
Keebes730/
Kewetz730/
Chewes730/
Kheibes6780/
Kiweshe6762/
Kiewisz6759/
Kawesch6752/
Keevish679/
Kaweish679/
Kaveesh675/
Kebesch674/
Kaewish674/
Kaawesh674/
Kebeish674/
Kewisch673/
Kiswese671/
Kehwish671/
Kiwetts671/
Kiewiez671/
Kahweis671/
Kewecht671/

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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
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  • 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 Kewes
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