Penewe Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Penewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Penewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Penewe is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penewe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Penewe is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Penewe live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Penewe is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 94 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penew | 91 | 15 | / |
| Peneweit | 86 | 0 | / |
| Penawe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Peneve | 83 | 4 | / |
| Peniwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Penewi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Penewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Penebe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Panewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Penewit | 77 | 78 | / |
| Penawei | 77 | 41 | / |
| Peneeva | 77 | 8 | / |
| Penhowe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Penhiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penever | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pinew | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peniw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Penewitt | 71 | 18 | / |
| Penyweit | 71 | 11 | / |
| Penewait | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pineve | 67 | 83 | / |
| Panawe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Penevi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Penive | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pinawe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Panowe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peniwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pinewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pinebe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peheneeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ponawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penywi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piniwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paynew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peniwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Painew | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Penewe
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