Mewe Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
Mewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 104 | 1:162,377 | 23,863 |
| Cameroon | 103 | 1:201,641 | 20,774 |
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Mauritania | 38 | 1:107,760 | 6,553 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Mewe (646) may also be a first name.
Mewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻮ) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mewe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 701,000th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. The surname Mewe is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Mewe live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe. Mewe is also the 327,050th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 646 people.
It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 162,377. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 38 percent reside, South Holland, where 21 percent reside and Gelderland, where 15 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mewe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻮ | amw | 38.46 |
| ﺍﻣﻮﻩ | amwh | 28.21 |
| ﺃﻣﻮﻩ | amwh | 12.82 |
| ﻣﻮﻩ | mwh | 5.13 |
| ﺃﻣﻮﺓ | amwt | 5.13 |
| ﺃﻣﻮ | amw | 5.13 |
| ﻣﻮﺍ | mwa | 2.56 |
| ﺍﻣﻮﺍ | amwa | 2.56 |
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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 Mewe
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