Pwe Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Pwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 65 | 1:319,524 | 29,358 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Pwe (130) may also be a first name.
Pwe Demographics
Average Pwe Salary in
United States
$47,094 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pwe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,252,959th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Pwe are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 54 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Pwe is also the 814,623rd most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 130 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 319,524. In Cameroon Pwe is most common in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent live, Centre Region, where 28 percent live and Southwest Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 18 percent live.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pwee | 86 | 223 | / |
| Phwe | 86 | 66 | / |
| Pwea | 86 | 54 | / |
| Npwe | 86 | 10 | / |
| Pweh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Pwie | 86 | 4 | / |
| Pwei | 86 | 3 | / |
| Pwey | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bpwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hpwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pweu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pfwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vpwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pw | 80 | 1,563 | / |
| Mpwej | 75 | 34 | / |
| Pwe'a | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mpwey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phwee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpweh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pwedt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pue | 67 | 1,634 | / |
| Bwe | 67 | 464 | / |
| Ppw | 67 | 71 | / |
| Hpw | 67 | 63 | / |
| Pwa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Pwi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Pwh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Phw | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pfw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pwj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bpw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pwy | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Pwe
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