Keweya Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Keweya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keweya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Keweya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keweya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻳﻪ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Keweya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keweya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keweya is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Keweya is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Keweya reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Keweya is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania it is most common in: Gorgol Region, where 90 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania Keweya exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kewey9117/
Kewea912/
Kaweya83631/
Kewaya8333/
Koweya8327/
Keweye8316/
Keweah836/
Kewoya833/
Keewey831/
Keweiy831/
Kiweya831/
Kaeweye7714/
Khaweya779/
Keawead779/
Kisweya774/
Keweeyo774/
Cheweya771/
Keaweah771/
Kawea73722/
Kewai73507/
Kewei73197/
Kawey73153/
Keway7375/
Kowey7348/
Kevey7338/
Kevea7336/
Kewoy7335/
Kowea7326/
Kiwey7321/
Keweu732/
Kewue731/
Kewau731/
Kewuy731/
Kaewweha718/
Keawweha712/
Keaweiad712/
Kawaya6718,220/
Kawiya671,806/
Kiwaya671,593/
Kawoya671,231/
Keavey67233/
Kawuya67199/
Kowaya67193/
Chewey67129/
Keevey67125/
Kaveya67114/
Kiwiya6791/
Kiweja6789/
Quewea6782/
Keveae6771/
Kiwuya6759/
Kewaye6756/
Kaewai6739/
Chewea6736/
Kewejo6731/
Khewai6731/
Kevaya6727/
Koveya6726/
Kewoue6724/
Kieway6722/
Kaweye6720/
Kiweha6714/
Kewais6714/
Keiway6714/
Kowiya6713/
Kebhey6712/
Keviya6711/
Kaweyo6710/
Kaeway678/
Kevoya676/
Keawai676/
Kowoya675/
Kewayi675/
Kaewau674/
Kewayo673/
Kewaiy673/
Koweah672/
Kewuye672/
Kiwoya672/
Keouey671/
Keuwai671/
Kewaji671/
Khowey671/
Kohwey671/
Kaweyu671/
Keibea671/
Kowuya671/
Kewuyo671/
Keuweu671/
Keveye671/
Kevuya671/
Kewyeh671/
Keiwai671/
Kaweyi671/
Kiewei671/
Kajwey671/
Kiweyi671/
Kybeya671/
Quewey671/
Kiewai671/
Keevae671/
Cehwea671/
Keawae671/

Keweya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keweya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻳﻪkwyh-

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