Keweye Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Keweye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Keweye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keweye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keweye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻳﻪ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keweye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Keweye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Keweye live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Keweye is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Gorgol Region, where 93 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 7 percent are found. Barring Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaeweye | 92 | 14 | / |
| Kewey | 91 | 17 | / |
| Kewaye | 83 | 56 | / |
| Kaweye | 83 | 20 | / |
| Keweya | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kewuye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keewey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kewyeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keweiy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keveye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kewaiye | 77 | 64 | / |
| Ceweyei | 77 | 20 | / |
| Keawaye | 77 | 14 | / |
| Keweeyo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cheweye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keveyeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaweyeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaweye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keewhee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keebaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keawyee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kewei | 73 | 197 | / |
| Kawey | 73 | 153 | / |
| Keway | 73 | 75 | / |
| Kowey | 73 | 48 | / |
| Kevey | 73 | 38 | / |
| Kewoy | 73 | 35 | / |
| Kiwey | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kevee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kewea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keweu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kewuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kewue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keaweied | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawaye | 67 | 1,891 | / |
| Kaweya | 67 | 631 | / |
| Keavey | 67 | 233 | / |
| Chewey | 67 | 129 | / |
| Keevey | 67 | 125 | / |
| Kiwaye | 67 | 124 | / |
| Keviye | 67 | 82 | / |
| Keveae | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kawiye | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kewaya | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kewejo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Koweya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kewoue | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kieway | 67 | 22 | / |
| Keiway | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kebhey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kawoye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kaweyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kaeway | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kawuye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Keweah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kewayi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kewayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kewoya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kewaiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keevae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewoei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kebuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keouey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khowey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaweyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewuyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keuweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quewey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuywye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keawae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keevie | 67 | 0 | / |
Keweye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keweye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻳﻪ | kwyh | 50 |
| ﻛﻮﻱ | kwy | 50 |
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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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- 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 Keweye
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