Wewe Surname

175,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Belize

Wewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin8111:12,7441,733
Nigeria5591:316,89217,477
South Africa2511:215,84722,737
Papua New Guinea1761:46,3285,742
Indonesia1321:1,001,88873,451
Cameroon1171:177,51318,775
Belize1111:3,202644
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Vietnam901:1,029,4011,882
Uganda711:549,84930,277
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Wewe (867) may also be a first name.

Wewe Last Name Facts

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

Wewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺍ) is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 175,255th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,980,591 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Wewe reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wewe is also the 276,394th most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 867 people.

Wewe is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 811 people, or 1 in 12,744. In Benin it is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 73 percent live, Zou Department, where 10 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 5 percent live. Not including Benin this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Wewe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weweh8948/
Wewei8932/
Wewee8927/
Wewey8917/
Wiewe898/
Weiwe893/
Weewe892/
Waewe892/
Wewie892/
Wewej891/
Whewe891/
Weweu891/
Wewea891/
Wew86114/
Weiwei80469/
Hwehwe80132/
Weewer80100/
Weawea8081/
Weewee8054/
Wehweh8035/
Wejwer8031/
Weewie8016/
Wuewue808/
Weywer808/
Wheweh807/
Whewhe805/
Weawer802/
Whewey801/
Wiewie801/
Wewedt801/
Weïwer801/
Wiewei801/
Weywey801/
Wewa75586/
Weve75224/
Weew7588/
Wewi7566/
Vewe7513/
Uewe7512/
Hwew754/
Weiw753/
Wejw752/
Weyw752/
Whew752/
Weaw751/
Wewy751/
Weaweah7332/
Whewheh731/
Wweiwei731/
Hwehhwe731/
Wheewee731/
Wesswer731/
Wheawhe731/
Huewe67188/
Weuve67175/
Weahweah67120/
Viewe6769/
Weawa6766/
Wawee6752/
Wieve6721/
Bewea6720/
Weiwa6715/
Wavee6714/
Wewai6712/
Wevie6712/
Wheew6710/
Vewer677/
Weave674/
Bewhe674/
Whehw674/
Weejw674/
Weive674/
Waeue674/
Weewa673/
Hweew672/
Weyue672/
Weewy671/
Wowee671/
Hwebe671/
Wwewh671/
Hweiw671/
Whoewieh671/
B'Ewe671/
Wueve671/
Weeve671/
Weway671/
Weveh671/
Beweë671/
Wevee671/
Whewa671/
Weihw671/
Veweh671/
Ueweh671/
Wewii671/
Wheve671/
Beewe671/
Hwewa671/
Wewht670/
Uewer670/

Wewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻭﺍwwa50
ﻭﻭww50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wewe
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