Wewah Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Wewah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 49 | 1:83,569 | 5,424 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Wewah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wewah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wewah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺍﻩ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wewah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wewah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,530,696th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. Wewah occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Wewah are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 83,569. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Tagant Region, where 47 percent are found, Trarza Region, where 27 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woewah | 91 | 19 | / |
| Wehwah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Weewah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wewahe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wewa | 89 | 586 | / |
| Weaweah | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wowah | 80 | 664 | / |
| Wawah | 80 | 310 | / |
| Weawa | 80 | 66 | / |
| Weiwa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Waewa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wewai | 80 | 12 | / |
| Weewa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wewoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wewea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiwaha | 73 | 790 | / |
| Wheway | 73 | 451 | / |
| Wesswa | 73 | 183 | / |
| Weawea | 73 | 81 | / |
| Weiwad | 73 | 15 | / |
| Beweah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Weswas | 73 | 8 | / |
| Woewoh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wiwaah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weebah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waewoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bewaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wewouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Webeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whewha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wohwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beywah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weaway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wewast | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weihwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wueuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weva | 67 | 2,446 | / |
| Wiwa | 67 | 2,047 | / |
| Wewo | 67 | 322 | / |
| Vewa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Hweahwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wiswash | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wiweach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheyway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiwadt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weeswas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wishwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waewwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhebah | 67 | 1 | / |
Wewah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wewah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻭﺍﻩ | wwah | - |
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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 Wewah
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