Pehwe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pehwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pehwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Pehwe Last Name Facts

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

Pehwe is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Pehwe reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Pehwe is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 50 percent reside and North Region, where 50 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Pehwe exists in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pewe89426/
Pehw891/
Pechwet831/
Pewee805,083/
Phawe801,073/
Poewe8059/
Peawe8049/
Piewe8027/
Peuwe8024/
Peewe8021/
Pewei8010/
Peweu809/
Pewue808/
Peweh807/
Pebhe806/
Pewey805/
Phewe805/
Pewes802/
Pewea801/
Pewez801/
Pehbe801/
Pewie801/
Peiwe801/
Phiwe801/
Pew753,569/
Peewee73106/
Pehuet7341/
Peshve7330/
Pewoue7311/
Phowee739/
Phawee735/
Peiwei734/
Pohwee732/
Pichwe732/
Pehoue732/
Pewetz732/
Phiwee731/
Phiwet731/
Pheiwe731/
Pheawe731/
Pechue731/
Peuwea731/
Piewee731/
Peewue731/
Peweey731/
Peawee731/
Peswer731/
Pewwey731/
Pewuee731/
Pevhes730/
Phewer730/
Powe677,843/
Pawe675,799/
Pebe671,718/
Peve671,462/
Pewa671,305/
Pewi67348/
Piwe6757/
Phew6733/
Phiw6725/
Pichweh6711/
Peew679/
Peaw677/
Peshveh673/
Pewh672/
Phjw672/
Pöwe672/
Phyw672/
Pechwit671/
Peeweeh671/
Peashve671/
Pehewai671/
Peweitt671/
Pewy671/
Peyw671/
Pajhwet671/
Pewouet671/
Ppew671/
Phohwee671/
Pyhw671/

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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 Pehwe
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