Pewon Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Pewon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pewon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Liberia341:129,6639,726
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Pewon (32) may also be a first name.

Pewon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pewon is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pewon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pewon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,115,011th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. Pewon occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Pewon reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pewon is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name Pewon is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria Pewon is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 62 percent live, Lagos, where 12 percent live and Ogun, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 28 percent live and Liberia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Peawon9126/
Poewon9119/
Piewon9113/
Peewon917/
Paewon911/
Pewone911/
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Peawong8378/
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Phewoun836/
Phiewon832/
Peawoun831/
Peewong831/
Peiwoon831/
Piewoon831/
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Powon801,536/
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Piwon80105/
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Pebon805/
Pevon805/
Pewun803/
Pechwong7711/
Pheewong771/
Pheywong771/
Phewwong771/
Pheawong771/
Phiwon73499/
Piwong7339/
Paawon7334/
Peiwan7332/
Pehwan7315/
Powoon7314/
Piwoon7314/
Pewhom736/
Puiwon735/
Paewan733/
Piwoun732/
Phewan732/
Pewuan731/
Peboon731/
Pieuon731/
Phowon731/
Peyvon731/
Pawoun731/
Paiwon731/
Pevone731/
Peavon731/
Phechwong711/
Puiwong67588/
Paiwong6732/
Puywong6712/
Piswong673/
Phiwoon673/
Phewhom672/
Paywong672/
Peaboon672/
Peswant671/
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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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  • 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 Pewon
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