Pewu Surname
Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname
Pewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 636 | 1:6,932 | 819 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Pewu (134) may also be a first name.
Pewu Demographics
Average Pewu Salary in
United States
$39,985 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pewu is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pewu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 336,335th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Pewu are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 800,975th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 134 people.
The surname Pewu is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 636 people, or 1 in 6,932. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 43 percent live, Bong County, where 17 percent live and Lofa County, where 16 percent live. Barring Liberia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 32 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Pewu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pewu last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.
The amount Pewu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.29% less than the national average, earning R 6,432 per year and in United States they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning $39,985 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peiwu | 89 | 42 | / |
| Pewou | 89 | 31 | / |
| Pewgu | 89 | 10 | / |
| Peweu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Pewau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pewui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phewu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pawu | 75 | 269 | / |
| Pebu | 75 | 185 | / |
| Piwu | 75 | 128 | / |
| Powu | 75 | 55 | / |
| Pevu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pywu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pechwut | 73 | 35 | / |
| Pewaush | 73 | 18 | / |
| Phiewou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pebou | 67 | 60 | / |
| Peebu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Pawuh | 67 | 41 | / |
| Paveu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Phawu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Powou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phevu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pebau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piwwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pebeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paweu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pewu
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