Vewa Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

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

Vewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Vewa (2,030) may also be a first name.

Vewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vewa (Hindi: बेवा) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vewa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Vewa are found; 47 percent are found in Central Africa and 45 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 167,576th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 2,030 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vewas8948/
Vewua8928/
Vaewa891/
Vewga891/
Veawua8045/
Vheiwa8021/
Veewua804/
Veawea801/
Vejwad801/
Veeswa801/
Viewea801/
Veva751,551/
Wewa75586/
Vawa75339/
Veba7592/
Fewa7566/
Viwa7535/
Vewo755/
Vjwa751/
Uewa751/
Veeshwa733/
Phewa675,748/
Vueba67209/
Beawa67188/
Vevea67152/
Vaiwa67145/
Vaeva67144/
Voeva67111/
Fewai67110/
Weawa6766/
Wewah6758/
Vawah6755/
Vevoa6746/
Vueva6745/
Vevai6734/
Vowah6730/
Vevas6722/
Vieva6721/
Bewea6720/
Veeva6719/
Vesua6718/
Bejwa6716/
Weiwa6715/
Vibea6713/
Wewai6712/
Waewa6712/
Vaway6710/
Favea6710/
Veavo6710/
Vawai679/
Veiva677/
Vevau677/
Vovea677/
Veiba677/
Wavea674/
Feuwa674/
Vevaa673/
Veewo673/
Weewa673/
Vavea673/
Uhewa672/
Feiwa672/
Veava672/
Feewa671/
Vevha671/
Fewau671/
Hbewa671/
Whewa671/
Weway671/
Bewha671/
Veishwas671/
Vebha671/
Vebea671/
Vebai671/
Ueway671/
Veyva671/
Hwewa671/
Viowa671/
Vevay671/
Vaawa671/
Wewea671/
Vawua671/
Vweba671/
Wovea671/
Fovea671/
Bewaj671/
Fewaa671/
Vihwa671/
Vaywa671/
Foewa671/
Veuva671/
Voywa671/
Vebay670/
Feway670/

Vewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vewa in the Hindi language
बेवाbeva-

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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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  • 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 Vewa
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