Rewe Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rewe Surname Definition:

A parish in Devonshire.

Rewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1631:127,41814,439
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rewe (103) may also be a first name.

Rewe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rewe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rewe is the 1,064,392nd most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Rewe are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 24 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most widely held given name on earth, held by 103 people.

Rewe is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 127,418. In Cameroon Rewe is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 60 percent live, Centre Region, where 15 percent live and North Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Rewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rewe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rewe last name fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rewe Last Name Statistics demography

Rewe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

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