Miwe Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Miwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Miwe (56) may also be a first name.

Miwe Last Name Facts

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

Miwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻮ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Miwe are found; 29 percent are found in Central Africa and 29 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Miwe is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 56 people.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 50 percent reside and Papua, where 50 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiwe89218/
Miwea8921/
Moiwe896/
Miewe895/
Miwei892/
Miw8614/
Meiwes80570/
Maiawe80312/
Miswey8027/
Miyawe8026/
Miswea8021/
Miyowe8014/
Majiwe8011/
Michwe808/
Maiwei804/
Mayiwe803/
Meiwei802/
Mhiswe801/
Mujiwe801/
Meiwea801/
Maiewe801/
Meyiwe801/
Miwoue801/
Miwest801/
Meiwez800/
Miwa754,702/
Mawe754,262/
Mewe75420/
Muwe75283/
Mibe75141/
Miwi7553/
Mive7522/
Maiw755/
Muiw752/
Meiw752/
Hmiw751/
Meijwes7335/
Maihawe7333/
Maggiwe7323/
Miehwee7321/
Maiowei7310/
Maiwoue733/
Maihowe732/
Miyawee731/
Meihwei731/
Meiswer731/
Meiwess731/
Michwei731/
Miwoueh731/
Miyaweh731/
Miewhee731/
Mihyawe731/
Mibei674,607/
Maiwa671,578/
Mawey67893/
Miwwa67642/
Meiwa67291/
Maibe67282/
Mauwe67276/
Mawei67269/
Mibey67227/
Mmiwa67187/
Majwe67174/
Moiwa67173/
Muiwa67166/
Mmuwe67148/
Mawea67123/
Maive67120/
Muwei67111/
Maywe6783/
Mouwe6777/
Muweh6765/
Mihwa6740/
Mawee6737/
Miwai6735/
Maaijwee6725/
Muive6723/
Miway6720/
Misue6720/
Meawe6719/
Maawe6716/
Mhiwa6715/
Mewue6715/
Mewea6713/
Mioue6712/
Meive6711/
Meibe6710/
Moive6710/
Miveh6710/
Mhewe679/
Missweit679/
Meswe679/
Mewei678/
Mewie678/
Muhwe677/
Miver677/
Meweh676/
Misve675/
Moibe675/
Hmawe674/
Maiwi674/
Miw'a674/
Muwej674/
Mhawe674/
Mywer674/
Myowe673/
Mives673/
Mywea673/
Mehwe673/
Muibe673/
Mibee672/
Myewe672/
Muvie672/
Mewey672/
Maihouwe672/
Mawue672/
Maiue672/
Miwaa672/
Mihue671/
Mivet671/
Mivey671/
Miwha671/
Mewee671/
Mewez671/
Mewje671/
Meisswer671/
Muwee671/
Mawhe671/
Moyiwoue671/
Meuwe671/
Miove671/
Mievi671/
Miewa671/
Moiwi671/
Mmawe671/
Mived671/
Mivez671/
Muwey671/
Mojwe671/
Mgewe671/
Mgiwi671/
Mevie671/
Miwoa671/
Mieve670/

Miwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻴﻮmyw-

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