Phew Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Phew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Phew (58) may also be a first name.

Phew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phew is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Phew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phew? popularity and diffusion

Phew is the 3,432,070th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Phew occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Phew reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 58 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Phew is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 81 percent reside, California, where 4 percent reside and Florida, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 18 percent reside and Singapore, where 3 percent reside.

Phew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Phew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Phew last name rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Phew surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Phew last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Phew earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $47,552 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phewe895/
Pheew893/
Phiew892/
Pew863,569/
Pheiwe801/
Pheawe801/
Pewe75426/
Piew7552/
Phev7533/
Phiw7525/
Peew759/
Peaw757/
Pheb753/
Phjw752/
Peuw752/
Pewt752/
Pewh752/
Phyw752/
Ppew751/
Pyhw751/
Pewp751/
Peyw751/
Pehw751/
Vhew751/
Pewz750/
Phyfe67118/
Peawe6749/
Phife6735/
Peewe6721/
Pheav6710/
Ppeew679/
Pheif676/
Piphe674/
Phaiw673/
Pehwe673/
Pehef672/
Peesw671/
Pifhe671/
Phetf671/
Peejw671/
Phiwe671/
Peiwe671/
Phiev671/
Fheaw671/
Peevw671/
Hpeew671/
Pheuf670/
Peiwt670/

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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
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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 Phew
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