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
The surname Wewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﻩ) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wewa is the 546,286th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 12,436,085 people. The last name Wewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Wewa reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 28 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wewa is also the 550,922nd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 261 people.
The surname Wewa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 206,160. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 72 percent reside, Makueni County, where 23 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.
Wewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname 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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