Suwei Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

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

Suwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
China141:97,665,8265,141
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suweia9162/
Suweji9130/
Shuwei9128/
Souwei9111/
Szuwei913/
Suewei911/
Sauwei911/
Suwi892,982/
Suwe891,112/
Souweid8342/
Shouwei832/
Subei80564/
Suwai80356/
Souwi80356/
Sowei80185/
Xuwei80134/
Suvei80121/
Shuwi80119/
Suwee8086/
Sauwe8077/
Suwie8063/
Souwe8047/
Juwei8028/
Sauwi8019/
Shuwe8013/
Suwoi808/
Zuwei807/
Suewe803/
Siuwe803/
Suevi802/
Suwwe801/
Suweh801/
Suwii801/
Seuwi801/
Suwea801/
Suwih801/
Souweiid771/
Suwiji73753/
Suwaji73750/
Suwija73348/
Subeih73284/
Souwer73144/
Suwaie73130/
Suweja7393/
Shiwei7386/
Suwisz7372/
Suweye7350/
Suweya7345/
Shubei7340/
Zhuwei7337/
Shuwai7328/
Suwayi7324/
Chuwei7322/
Zouwei7320/
Suwiya7318/
Suwehe7318/
Suwech7318/
Soubei7316/
Subeji7313/
Suwijo739/
Suwije739/
Shuiwe738/
Sahuwi736/
Zuweyi736/
Siuwai736/
Sauwai735/
Souwai735/
Souwey734/
Suveiu733/
Sohuwe733/
Suweyo733/
Zuweid732/
Juiwei732/
Sauwer732/
Suehui732/
Shuwea731/
Suewee731/
Suswer731/
Suveia731/
Suevie731/
Suwuji731/
Soweji731/
Suwoye731/
Zuweis731/
Shujwe731/
Shuweh731/
Souwae731/
Schuwi731/
Sauwea731/
Suewwe731/
Suwaij731/
Suwaje731/
Shauwe731/
Schuwe731/
Sauwis731/
Siuwey731/
Suwitt731/
Subhei731/
Suchweitz711/
Sowe6735,137/
Suwa6733,103/
Subi675,248/
Sube672,555/
Suvi671,025/
Sowi67646/
Juwe67519/
Suve67497/
Schuwey67402/
Schouwe67124/
Juwi67106/
Zuwe6779/
Zhouwei6771/
Suwiyah6738/
Suwayeh6730/
Soubeih6722/
Souweha6719/
Schuwje6714/
Shuhwai6711/
Shuwayi6710/
Subeihi679/
Suwayed678/
Zuwi676/
Schuwie676/
Shuibei676/
Shihwei675/
Shuwaye675/
Suwaiha674/
Shuwaie674/
Schuweh672/
Souwaid672/
Suwajee672/
Shuswai672/
Chuiwei671/
Showeji671/
Seuwaji671/
Shauwgi671/
Subehia671/
Sauwiya671/
Seuwoue671/
Shouwey671/
Shuwehe671/
Shuwieh671/
Suweher671/
Suwijah671/
Suwy671/
Sauwech671/
Shuwaid671/
Souweye671/
Suwetch671/
Suwhich671/
Xuwe671/

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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
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  • 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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