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 last name Pewah is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pewah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Pewah is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Pewah are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 80 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Pewah is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent are found and Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.

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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