Pewah Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pewah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pewah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Pewah (80) may also be a first name.

Pewah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pewah occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pewah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Pewah reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 80 people.

The surname Pewah is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa Pewah is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.

Pewah Last Name Statistics demography

Pewah earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.46% less than the national average, earning R 177,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pewahe911/
Poewah911/
Pewa891,305/
Pewaush8318/
Phewa805,748/
Pawah80765/
Paewa80292/
Peywa8084/
Pewat8059/
Peiwa8039/
Pebah8036/
Peawa8033/
Pewai8026/
Powah8021/
Piewa8015/
Pevah803/
Poewa803/
Pehwa803/
Pewad802/
Pewoh802/
Peuwa802/
Pewea801/
Pewha801/
Piwah801/
Pewau801/
Pewho800/
Paewai73247/
Pevach7336/
Powaha7324/
Pawaih738/
Peeway735/
Pewats734/
Phawah734/
Piewoh732/
Peaway732/
Piwath731/
Peawad731/
Pechwa731/
Phaewa731/
Pheiwa731/
Piwauh731/
Pewais731/
Peuwua731/
Peuwea731/
Paweah731/
Peyvah731/
Pevash731/
Phewad731/
Puiwah731/
Phoewa731/
Pawa678,895/
Piwa67815/
Peba67730/
Peva67198/
Pewo67170/
Phewhuo6756/
Paywayh679/
Pheshwa678/
Peawwat677/
Puywaha675/
Pewatts674/
Peawwad671/
Pechwat671/
Paiwaha671/
Pesvash671/
Pichwah671/
Pehewai671/
Pawahay671/

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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 Pewah
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