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) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Miwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Miwe is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Miwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Miwe reside; 29 percent reside in Central Africa and 29 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 56 people.

Miwe is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 50 percent are found and Papua, where 50 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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