Wewa Surname
Approximately 586 people bear this surname
Wewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 224 | 1:206,160 | 14,854 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Cameroon | 68 | 1:305,427 | 28,416 |
| Thailand | 61 | 1:1,158,006 | 169,912 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Wewa (261) may also be a first name.
Wewa Demographics
Wewa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﻩ) is found most in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wewa is the 546,286th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Wewa are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 28 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 550,922nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 261 people.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 206,160. In Kenya Wewa is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 72 percent reside, Makueni County, where 23 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.
Wewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weawa | 89 | 66 | / |
| Wewah | 89 | 58 | / |
| Weiwa | 89 | 15 | / |
| Waewa | 89 | 12 | / |
| Wewai | 89 | 12 | / |
| Weewa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hwewa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weway | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whewa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wewea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wheway | 80 | 451 | / |
| Wesswa | 80 | 183 | / |
| Weawea | 80 | 81 | / |
| Woewah | 80 | 19 | / |
| Weiwad | 80 | 15 | / |
| Weswas | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wehwah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Weihwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wewahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wewast | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weaway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whewha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weewah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weva | 75 | 2,446 | / |
| Wewe | 75 | 2,445 | / |
| Wiwa | 75 | 2,047 | / |
| Wewo | 75 | 322 | / |
| Wewi | 75 | 66 | / |
| Vewa | 75 | 47 | / |
| Uewa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wywa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wewy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wjwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weaweah | 73 | 32 | / |
| Hweahwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Weeswas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiwadt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheyway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waewwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wowah | 67 | 664 | / |
| Beawa | 67 | 188 | / |
| Weahweah | 67 | 120 | / |
| Woiwa | 67 | 110 | / |
| Vewas | 67 | 48 | / |
| Weweh | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wewei | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vewua | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wewee | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wowai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bewea | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wiwai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wewey | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bejwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Weeba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wuiwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weave | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weuwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weiwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wawea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uhewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wewie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wehva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wewoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weaby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weewy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bewaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijehewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wywas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bewha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wovea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vweba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vewga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ueway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bywea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weavy | 67 | 0 | / |
Wewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻭﻩ | wwh | 50 |
| ﺍﻭﻭﻩ | awwh | 16.67 |
| ﻭﻭﺍ | wwa | 16.67 |
| ﻭﻭ | ww | 16.67 |
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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 Wewa
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