Suwei Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Suwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| Taiwan | 32 | 1:732,648 | 5,233 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Suwei (1,087) may also be a first name.
Suwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Suwei is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suwei? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,459,453rd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Suwei live; 45 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Suwei is also the 242,116th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,087 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 45 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 24 percent reside and East Sepik, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Suwei
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