Kpewa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Kpewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia41:480,863548
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kpewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kpewa has its highest incidence in The Gambia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kpewa is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kpewa reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in The Gambia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 480,863. Excluding The Gambia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sierra Leone, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpewai911/
Kpeewa911/
Kpewua911/
Kpehewa831/
Kpewe8068/
Kpawa8067/
Kpewi801/
Kpoewhea771/
Kpewou73528/
Kpowah7343/
Kpawah7343/
Kpaway7334/
Kpoway7334/
Kpowea736/
Kpebah736/
Kpowai734/
Kpawea734/
Kpewee733/
Kpeiba731/
Kpevai731/
Kpebai731/
Kpeaba731/
Kpewui731/
Kpowhea6760/
Kpeyuah676/
Kpahwah671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kpewa
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