Kewey Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kewey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kewey (55) may also be a first name.

Kewey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kewey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻱ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Kewey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kewey are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 55 people.

The surname Kewey is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania Kewey is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 92 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania Kewey exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keweye9116/
Keweya9113/
Keewey911/
Keweiy911/
Kewe89793/
Kewy897/
Kaeweye8314/
Keweeyo834/
Keevy80540/
Keawe80224/
Kewei80197/
Kiewe80196/
Kawey80153/
Keway8075/
Kowey8048/
Keuwe8042/
Keweh8041/
Kevey8038/
Kewoy8035/
Kiwey8021/
Keiwe8015/
Koewe8012/
Kewed806/
Kewee804/
Keywe803/
Khewe803/
Kewea802/
Keweu802/
Kewie802/
Kehwe801/
Kewue801/
Keawy801/
Kewiy801/
Kiewy801/
Kewuy801/
Keewe801/
Kaweya73631/
Keavey73233/
Chewey73129/
Keevey73125/
Kewaye7356/
Kewaya7333/
Kewejo7331/
Koweya7327/
Kewoue7324/
Kieway7322/
Kaweye7320/
Kewesz7315/
Keiway7314/
Kebhey7312/
Keshwe7310/
Kaweyo7310/
Kaeway738/
Keweah736/
Kewayi735/
Kquewe734/
Kchewe734/
Kewoya733/
Kewett733/
Kewayo733/
Kewaiy733/
Kewuye732/
Keewer731/
Khewer731/
Keouey731/
Khowey731/
Kohwey731/
Kaweyu731/
Koewee731/
Kewuyo731/
Kiewie731/
Keuweu731/
Keveye731/
Kewyeh731/
Kaweyi731/
Kiewei731/
Kajwey731/
Kiweya731/
Kiweyi731/
Quewey731/
Kaewyi731/
Khewes731/
Keawae731/
Keawyo731/
Kewetz730/
Keawed730/
Kywe6712,354/
Kewa677,676/
Kowe676,683/
Kawe673,599/
Kiwe672,197/
Keve671,489/
Kewi671,111/
Kawy67885/
Kevy6761/
Kiwy6749/
Keawaye6714/
Kaewaiy6714/
Khaweya679/
Keawead679/
Kowy678/
Kheiwei676/
Kahawey676/
Kisweya674/
Keawyoy674/
Keawaie674/
Cheweye672/
Kaewaue672/
Qewe672/
Keeweer671/
Khewahe671/
Kewoyop671/
Khaweye671/
Kuiweyu671/
Cheweya671/
Kaweyeh671/
Keaweah671/
Keiwhoe671/
Keavehy671/
Keysway671/
Keveyeh671/
Kayweyo671/
Kheiweh671/
Kisweyi671/
Keewhee671/
Keebaye671/
Qewy671/
Kaewhay671/
Kaewhoy671/
Kywy671/
Kjwy671/
Kewecht671/
Keawaue671/
Kiewwee671/
Keewest670/

Kewey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kewey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻱkwy-

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