Viwe Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Viwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Viwe (5,222) may also be a first name.

Viwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Viwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Viwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Viwe are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Viwe is also the 93,629th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 5,222 people.

Viwe is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viewe8969/
Viweh891/
Viwes891/
Viwei891/
Viw866/
Veiwer8026/
Veiwei806/
Viewey804/
Viewea801/
Visswe801/
Viowei801/
Viewej801/
Vibe752,256/
Vive751,445/
Wiwe75290/
Viwi7579/
Vawe7526/
Vuwe7521/
Vewe7513/
Veiw755/
Uiwe753/
Fiwe753/
Vywe751/
Voiw751/
Vjwe751/
Viwh751/
Vijw751/
Vaiwech731/
Viehwej731/
Vives6725,491/
Vivet673,224/
Viver671,046/
Bijwe67328/
Vivie67236/
Vaive67225/
Vivez67198/
Vived6789/
Vywer6747/
Faiwe6746/
Fivie6742/
Waiwe6740/
Wiwie6740/
Vivey6721/
Vieve6719/
Vievi6717/
Visve6714/
Vibea6713/
Wevie6712/
Wiwei6711/
Fevie679/
Vibey678/
Wiewe678/
Vewer677/
Vibee677/
Veibe675/
Wißwe675/
Vivee675/
Beiwe674/
Visue674/
Vevie674/
Weiwe673/
Fiwei673/
Fiwey672/
Vibhe672/
Hveiw671/
Voive671/
Veweh671/
Vaibe671/
Vawey671/
Vuive671/
Feiwe671/
Phiwe671/
Uiwea671/
Vawwe671/
Vywes671/
Wiwes671/
Vhive671/
Vawei671/
Vihue670/

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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 Viwe
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