Phewa Surname

84,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,2231:10,3731,287
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Nepal161:1,780,0607,778
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Phewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phewa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phewa is the 84,098th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,267,840 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Phewa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Phewa is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,223 people, or 1 in 10,373. In South Africa Phewa is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 86 percent live, Gauteng, where 8 percent live and Western Cape, where 2 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Phewa Last Name Statistics demography

Phewa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.56% less than the national average, earning R 141,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaewa911/
Phoewa911/
Pheiwa911/
Phewad911/
Pewa891,305/
Pheshwa838/
Pehewai831/
Phawa8011,648/
Pahwa808,729/
Paewa80292/
Peywa8084/
Pewat8059/
Peiwa8039/
Peawa8033/
Pewai8026/
Pewah8025/
Piewa8015/
Pihwa809/
Phewe805/
Pheba804/
Poewa803/
Pehwa803/
Phiwa803/
Pewad802/
Peuwa802/
Phewo802/
Pewea801/
Pewha801/
Pewau801/
Pohwa801/
Pheaswai771/
Pahawa73276/
Paewai73247/
Phawai73131/
Vheiwa7321/
Peeway735/
Pewats734/
Phawah734/
Pahwha732/
Peaway732/
Phaeva732/
Pheabe731/
Peawad731/
Pechwa731/
Pewahe731/
Phoway731/
Pishwa731/
Pheeba731/
Pheawe731/
Pheaby731/
Poewah731/
Pewais731/
Peuwua731/
Peuwea731/
Pahwaa731/
Phewiy731/
Pheabo731/
Pheiwe731/
Phewer730/
Pawa678,895/
Piwa67815/
Peba67730/
Pewe67426/
Pewi67348/
Peva67198/
Pewo67170/
Fewa6766/
Phewhuo6756/
Vewa6747/
Pewaush6718/
Peheeva6714/
Peawwat677/
Pahawai674/
Pewatts674/
Pahaway672/
Phebeau671/
Peawwad671/
Pechwat671/
Phibeau671/
Pewy671/
Pahveah671/
Pahieva671/
Pichwah671/
Phiewou671/
Pishwaz671/
Pheabee670/

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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 Phewa
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