Pwe Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India201:38,353,269431,471
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Pwe (130) may also be a first name.

Pwe Last Name Facts

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

Pwe is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Pwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,252,959th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname Pwe is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Pwe reside; 54 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Pwe is also the 814,623rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 130 people.

Pwe is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 319,524. In Cameroon Pwe is most common in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent are found, Centre Region, where 28 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Pwe exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found.

Pwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.18% less than the national average, earning $25,250 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pwee86223/
Phwe8666/
Pwea8654/
Npwe8610/
Pweh865/
Pwie864/
Pwei863/
Pwey862/
Bpwe861/
Hpwe861/
Pweu861/
Pfwe861/
Vpwe861/
Pw801,563/
Mpwej7534/
Pwe'a759/
Mpwey751/
Phwee751/
Mpweh751/
Pwedt751/
Pue671,634/
Bwe67464/
Ppw6771/
Hpw6763/
Pwa6755/
Pwi6738/
Pwh6728/
Phw6721/
Pfw677/
Pwj676/
Bpw675/
Pwy674/

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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 Pwe
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