Pewa Surname

292,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4601:117,77814,016
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Papua New Guinea2081:39,2014,741
Indonesia1311:1,009,53673,900
India1271:6,039,885141,381
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Pewa (552) may also be a first name.

Pewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pewa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pewa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 292,829th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,584,326 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Pewa reside; 38 percent reside in Southern Africa and 38 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pewa is also the 358,282nd most numerous forename in the world It is held by 552 people.

Pewa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 117,778. In South Africa Pewa is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 82 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Pewa Last Name Statistics demography

Pewa earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning R 241,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phewa895,748/
Paewa89292/
Peywa8984/
Pewat8959/
Peiwa8939/
Peawa8933/
Pewai8926/
Pewah8925/
Piewa8915/
Pehwa893/
Poewa893/
Pewad892/
Peuwa892/
Pewea891/
Pewha891/
Pewau891/
Paewai80247/
Peeway805/
Pewats804/
Peaway802/
Phewad801/
Peuwea801/
Peuwua801/
Pewais801/
Poewah801/
Pheiwa801/
Phoewa801/
Phaewa801/
Pewahe801/
Pechwa801/
Peawad801/
Pawa758,895/
Piwa75815/
Peba75730/
Pewe75426/
Pewi75348/
Peva75198/
Pewo75170/
Pewy751/
Pewaush7318/
Pheshwa738/
Peawwat737/
Pewatts734/
Pehewai731/
Pechwat731/
Peawwad731/
Phawa6711,648/
Pahwa678,729/
Peavy676,296/
Peeva676,177/
Pewee675,083/
Povea673,188/
Pawah67765/
Pawai67571/
Paway67521/
Paiwa67348/
Pebay67308/
Paeva67152/
Peawi67135/
Powai67106/
Pevas6780/
Peuwo6774/
Pesua6772/
Paywa6754/
Piwai6750/
Peawe6749/
Pawha6745/
Poway6739/
Pebah6736/
Pewou6731/
Pieva6730/
Peava6729/
Poeva6728/
Piewe6727/
Pevai6724/
Peuwe6724/
Powah6721/
Peewe6721/
Peiwo6720/
Pebea6718/
Pevay6717/
Piewo6717/
Peeba6717/
Peabe6714/
Pawwa6712/
Poiwa6712/
Pewei6710/
Pihwa679/
Pawua679/
Peweu679/
Pewue678/
Pevač678/
Peaby677/
Pewuo677/
Peweh677/
Pewey675/
Pejua675/
Paawa675/
Phewe675/
Piwaz675/
Pheba674/
Pajwa674/
Piwad674/
Peiva674/
Pevaz674/
Peuua673/
Pevah673/
Pebai673/
Pehwe673/
Phiwa673/
Peachway672/
Pawaa672/
Peabo672/
Pewes672/
Powea672/
Pewoh672/
Peaba672/
Puiwa672/
Pevat672/
Peyva672/
Pojwa672/
Phewo672/
Pevaj671/
Pesva671/
Peswi671/
Peyba671/
Pavea671/
Pewie671/
Paeua671/
Peuwi671/
Pewez671/
Peavi671/
Peavo671/
Pebaï671/
Peiba671/
Peishwai671/
Peiwe671/
Peechwha671/
Peewi671/
Piwaa671/
Piwah671/
Pohwa671/
Poewo671/
Peywo671/
Pevad671/
Pewui671/
Pheaswai671/
Peshwaai671/
Pewgo671/
Pebau671/
Pawea671/
Pewit670/
Peave670/
Peashway670/
Pewho670/

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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 Pewa
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