Shewe Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Shewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Shewe (82) may also be a first name.

Shewe Last Name Facts

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

Shewe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shewe? popularity and diffusion

Shewe is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Shewe are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shewe is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 82 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Shewe is most frequent in: Ogun, where 75 percent reside, Adamawa, where 13 percent reside and Benue, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 8 percent reside.

Shewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shewe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shewe surname decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schewe916,360/
Shewey91443/
Shewhe9133/
Shiewe915/
Shoewe912/
Shewei912/
Sheywe911/
Sheswe911/
Sheiwe911/
Shew894,043/
Sewe893,384/
Schiewe832,524/
Scheiwe831,049/
Schoewe83420/
Scheewe83240/
Schaewe83100/
Schewer8334/
Schewee8326/
Schewes8320/
Shewehy834/
Schewey831/
Shewesh831/
Shehwez831/
Sheweah831/
Shewett830/
Schewed830/
Chewe8043,331/
Shewa8011,751/
Siewe806,703/
Shebe802,369/
Shawe801,975/
Showe80460/
Sejwe80233/
Shiwe80116/
Szewe80109/
Saewe80101/
Sheve8066/
Schew8057/
Sohwe8045/
Sewee8042/
Sewei8034/
Seewe8025/
Sheew8019/
Sewey8018/
Seiwe8016/
Seweh8014/
Shewi806/
Shewy805/
Sahwe804/
Sewea804/
Sheaw802/
Shewd801/
Sheiw801/
Sehwe801/
Seweu801/
Sewez801/
Sewie801/
Ssewe801/
Seawe801/
Scheiwer7760/
Scheweer7726/
Sheweish772/
Schoewee771/
Scheweit771/
Scheweis771/
Sheeweez771/
Sew753,508/
Sheway731,774/
Scheve731,330/
Schawe73770/
Shevet73490/
Schowe73483/
Shever73373/
Shetve73313/
Schöwe73218/
Shahwe73188/
Cheywe73139/
Shewio73138/
Sheeva73135/
Chewey73129/
Sheive73124/
Shewai73109/
Siewes73101/
Schiwe7396/
Shevey7393/
Shiwei7386/
Saewue7380/
Seiwei7373/
Shawei7373/
Seiwed7362/
Scheew7358/
Sheibe7344/
Sewett7337/
Chewea7336/
Sheves7333/
Shibee7330/
Shebey7329/
Schebe7328/
Saewee7328/
Shajwe7321/
Sahawe7318/
Sheejw7318/
Sheybe7316/
Seywed7315/
Shawey7314/
Seweey7313/
Schäwe7312/
Sheyve7311/
Shohwe7311/
Sewhee7310/
Sheevy739/
Shieve739/
Sehwea739/
Seswet739/
Shuiwe738/
Saheew738/
Sehweh737/
Shebea736/
Seewee736/
Shaawe736/
Sheveh736/
Shavee735/
Chewei735/
Szoewe735/
Hsheew735/
Sheeby734/
Sheeve734/
Sheved734/
Sheebe734/
Sheave733/
Sheebi733/
Showey733/
Seewei733/
Shaweh733/
Sieweu733/
Sheewa733/
Saewei733/
Shiewi732/
Sheawa732/
Seawie732/
Chewez732/
Shebee732/
Seweed732/
Seswei732/
Shawee732/
Sechwe732/
Shewaj731/
Sahwej731/
Scewes731/
Savhee731/
Schewd731/
Shybee731/
Siewet731/
Shoeve731/
Shevge731/
Shevie731/
Shewoa731/
Shejve731/
Seweys731/
Sheawy731/
Shaeve731/
Schewy731/
Seiwee731/
Sahweh731/
Seawea731/
Shebei731/
Shivee731/
Cheiwe731/
Seweer731/
Seweha731/
Sewess731/
Shawea731/
Shujwe731/
Sieweh731/
Siewue731/
Seaswe731/
Szewed731/
Szewer731/
Sziewe731/
Siewee731/
Chewue731/
Siewie731/
Sewech731/
Sheiwa731/
Seawee731/
Saewie731/
Sohwee731/
Shesue731/
Sheiwi731/
Sheehw731/
Shiwey731/
Shehew730/
Scewey730/
Scheeweis714/
Scheweiss710/
Scheiwetz710/
Sowe6735,137/
Siew6717,169/
Sawe6714,400/
Sewa6710,797/
Sebe679,652/
Seve672,680/
Sheaves67920/
Siwe67843/
Sewi67688/
Schieve67444/
Cewe67327/
Seaw67109/
Scheive67107/
Scheeve67106/
Shevets6788/
Seew6772/
Säwe6765/
Shehebi6764/
Shevesh6761/
Schaeve6757/
Sheaver6756/
Schavee6750/
Schöwer6747/
Sheives6745/
Shevetz6739/
Shiw6733/
Schevey6732/
Shevett6732/
Xewe6730/
Schoeve6723/
Schovee6719/
Sheibeh6718/
Scheves6714/
Schiewy6713/
Z'Heiwe6712/
Scheave6712/
Shahwej6710/
Seiweah679/
Shiwehr679/
Schaawe679/
Seaweah677/
Schowwe676/
Cheawea676/
Sheeves675/
Shihwei675/
Jshever675/
Shaavee675/
Siewoue675/
Seiw674/
Chewett674/
Cheywet674/
Shahawe674/
Sywe673/
Cheewei673/
Scheeweiss673/
Scheeva672/
Sheiver672/
Schewai672/
Shaibee672/
Schevet672/
Schiwer672/
Chewech672/
Sheveha672/
Sheyver671/
Chishwe671/
Cheswey671/
Scheiwa671/
Schevie671/
Sheveaz671/
Shejuhe671/
Shawwei671/
Sheever671/
Sewy671/
Sahweah671/
Seeweed671/
Sheyuhe671/
Shaheew671/
Sheejwa671/
Sheevje671/
Scheybe671/
Chewoue671/
Shehewa671/
Sihw671/
Shewahy671/
Shiowee671/
Shjw671/
Cheawer671/
Chewwet671/
Hcew671/
Cheewee670/
Sheavey670/
Sheevis670/
Scheebe670/
Seiwetz670/
Sehwess670/
Shoeway670/
Sheebey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shewe
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