Wewe Surname
Approximately 2,445 people bear this surname
Wewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 811 | 1:12,744 | 1,733 |
| Nigeria | 559 | 1:316,892 | 17,477 |
| South Africa | 251 | 1:215,847 | 22,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 176 | 1:46,328 | 5,742 |
| Indonesia | 132 | 1:1,001,888 | 73,451 |
| Cameroon | 117 | 1:177,513 | 18,775 |
| Belize | 111 | 1:3,202 | 644 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Vietnam | 90 | 1:1,029,401 | 1,882 |
| Uganda | 71 | 1:549,849 | 30,277 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Wewe (867) may also be a first name.
Wewe Demographics
Wewe Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Wewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺍ) is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wewe? popularity and diffusion
Wewe is the 175,255th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,980,591 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Wewe are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wewe is also the 276,394th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 867 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 811 people, or 1 in 12,744. In Benin Wewe is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 73 percent live, Zou Department, where 10 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 5 percent live. Beside Benin this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Wewe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (80%) in Nigeria.
The amount Wewe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 78.65% less than the national average, earning R 50,736 per year and in Colombia they earn 57.58% less than the national average, earning $9,629,280 COP per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wewe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻭﺍ | wwa | 50 |
| ﻭﻭ | ww | 50 |
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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 Wewe
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