Mewai Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mewai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mewai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mewai (35) may also be a first name.

Mewai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mewai is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mewai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mewai is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Mewai is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Mewai reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Mewai is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 35 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Madang, where 47 percent live, Morobe, where 47 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 7 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 15 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meiwai9120/
Mewaji9119/
Mewayi917/
Moewai912/
Mewaio911/
Mewa892,943/
Mewi89179/
Mewaiyo836/
Maewaih831/
Meehwai831/
Meewaji831/
Mawai801,220/
Mewah801,071/
Mhewa80636/
Mmewa80362/
Meiwa80291/
Mewha80218/
Meawa8080/
Maewa8051/
Mebai8044/
Miwai8035/
Mowai8030/
Meuwa8022/
Meway8021/
Mewea8013/
Mehwa8011/
Meywa809/
Mewei808/
Mewie808/
Mehwi807/
Mevai804/
Meabi803/
Mewui803/
Meewa803/
Mewih802/
Meawi801/
Mewaa801/
Mewoa801/
Mewua801/
Miewa801/
Mywai801/
Mewau801/
Meewi801/
Mehwaish775/
Mahwai731,273/
Meewah73704/
Mmehwa73659/
Mawayi73408/
Mawaii73393/
Meaway73338/
Mhehwa73337/
Maiwai73210/
Mgejwa73163/
Mmeywa7378/
Moevai7368/
Mewaye7357/
Mewiss7344/
Moiwai7341/
Mowayi7332/
Mevaji7331/
Meiway7321/
Mieway7321/
Meibai7319/
Meewua7319/
Mawaih7318/
Miewoi7315/
Mewayo7312/
Meawei738/
Maevai737/
Mawaie737/
Meswat735/
Mevaip735/
Meewat735/
Meiwah734/
Mmeiwa734/
Meeway734/
Mevait733/
Meabih733/
Meuvai733/
Mevaid733/
Mawaia733/
Meeswa733/
Meihwa732/
Meywah732/
Mehway732/
Miewah732/
Mewa'a732/
Mohwai732/
Meabhi732/
Meiwei732/
Mowaia732/
Meavid732/
Mawaai731/
Mawaio731/
Maeway731/
Meewha731/
Mewgah731/
Mewgay731/
Mowaji731/
Meweah731/
Meiwea731/
Mewaya731/
Mewiya731/
Mawhai731/
M'Mewa731/
Mechwa731/
Mebhai731/
Mevaai731/
Mevaio731/
Mevais731/
Mewaha731/
Mewooa731/
Mewoya731/
Mihwai731/
Moejwa731/
Mejwaz731/
Mehewi731/
Mjwayi731/
Meawat731/
Mehwah731/
Mehwih731/
Meewae731/
Meewwa731/
Maewah731/
Maawai731/
Mewatt730/
Meavis730/
Mawa6766,808/
Mavi6742,297/
Mawi678,683/
Meba675,603/
Miwa674,702/
Meva673,490/
Mahwayi67982/
Mevi67900/
Mebi67662/
Mewe67420/
Mowi67414/
Mawhayi67128/
Mahawai6768/
Miwi6753/
Meawiya6727/
Mevaiyo6719/
Meahway6710/
Meiswip679/
Mywa679/
Meiwaye676/
Meawaad674/
Meabhai673/
Meeswat672/
Maywait671/
Meawiye671/
Mevaiez671/
Mevajid671/
Meihwei671/
Meawaye671/
Maiwaji671/
M'Me'wa671/
Meewisz671/
Mewahad671/
Mewayep671/
Mahwaie671/
Mahwaii671/
Mebaihi671/
M'Meywa671/
Mahwaji671/
Mohwayi671/
Meewath671/
Mawahai671/
Mjwi671/
Mewy671/
Mewhead670/

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Footnotes

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