Wewi Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wewi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wewi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wewi (230) may also be a first name.

Wewi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wewi is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wewi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wewi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Wewi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Wewi are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 591,855th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 230 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 4,723,186. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 68 percent reside and Lampung, where 32 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wewei8932/
Wewai8912/
Wewie892/
Wewii891/
Weiwei80469/
Weewie8016/
Wiewie801/
Weswit801/
Wawi752,594/
Wewe752,445/
Wewa75586/
Wowi75270/
Wevi7564/
Uewi755/
Wewy751/
Waewwai731/
Wweiwei731/
Whewhit731/
Wahwi67123/
Wawai67106/
Wowei6770/
Wawei6768/
Weawa6766/
Waiwi6755/
Weweh6748/
Wowoi6747/
Wawie6737/
Wewee6727/
Wowai6726/
Weivi6722/
Wewey6717/
Weiwa6715/
Wawoi6714/
Wevie6712/
Wiwei6711/
Wawih676/
Wowui675/
Weive674/
Wowie674/
Weiwe673/
Wawii673/
Weewa673/
Hwowi673/
Wowih672/
Webui672/
Weewe672/
Weyui672/
Whewa671/
Hwewa671/
Bewoi671/
Viwei671/
Uewis671/
Weway671/
Whoewieh671/
Vawei671/
Weweu671/
Hwawi671/
Vewij671/
Wewea671/
Wevui671/
Wowwi671/
Wavei671/
Wohwi671/
Wewej671/
Weewy671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wewi
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