Qewa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Qewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Qewa (10) may also be a first name.

Qewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qewa has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Qewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Qewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Qewa is predominantly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Qewa live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Qewa is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally, borne by 10 people.

The surname Qewa is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Qewa is mostly found in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 40 percent are found.

Qewa Last Name Statistics demography

Qewa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.45% less than the national average, earning R 13,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qewat891/
Qejwa891/
Qeshwa80259/
Quewea8082/
Quewah805/
Qhejwa802/
Qeewaa801/
Queway801/
Kewa757,676/
Qeva7577/
Qeba7567/
Qawa7544/
Qiwa753/
Queweah7386/
Quehwea731/
Queva671,771/
Gqeba67900/
Chewa67651/
Khewa67591/
Kewai67507/
Keiwa67382/
Quiwa67313/
Qawwa67305/
Keuwa67163/
Kaewa67145/
Keway6775/
Qaway6752/
Keawa6744/
Queba6741/
Kewah6740/
Gqawa6726/
Qaywa6718/
Kiewa6715/
Qhawa6713/
Qahwa6711/
Kehwa679/
Cewwa677/
Keewa675/
Qiwai675/
Qawah675/
Caewa674/
Qawai674/
Kewua674/
Qheba674/
Qevas674/
Qujwa673/
Qeiba672/
Kewea672/
Cejwa671/
Keywa671/
Qeabo671/
Qieva671/
Qiwaz671/
Qebaa671/
Qoywa671/
Gqiwa671/
Cqeba671/
Qevat671/
Koewa671/
Qhiwa671/
Qawaa671/
Kewau671/
Quehweah671/
Quewo671/
Ceewa671/
Cewha671/

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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 Qewa
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