Vew Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Vew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania511:80,2915,266
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Vew (18) may also be a first name.

Vew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Vew occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Vew are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.

The last name Vew is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 80,291. In Mauritania Vew is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 33 percent are found, Tagant Region, where 25 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 22 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Morocco, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
View8674/
Vewe8613/
Veiw865/
Veew864/
Veyw862/
Hvew861/
Vesw861/
Vhew861/
Veaw861/
Vehwp751/
Hveiw751/
Veswh751/
Few674,748/
Wew67114/
Vev6747/
Veb6742/
Vef6718/
Viw676/
Uew676/
Vyw673/
Vjw672/

Vew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻮfw-

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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 Vew
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