Zewe Surname

288,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Zewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4601:175,01220,562
United States3301:1,098,36079,589
Cameroon3121:66,5688,415
Tanzania631:840,34343,483
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
France421:1,581,493147,826
Austria201:425,77243,235
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Zéwé (1) are calculated separately.

Zewe (95) may also be a first name.

Zewe Last Name Facts

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

Zewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻭﻯ) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Zéwé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zewe is the 288,908th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,491,745 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of Zewe live; 39 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Germanic Europe. Zewe is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 95 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 175,012. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saarland, where 80 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Cameroon, where 24 percent are found.

Zewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zewe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zewe last name grew 4,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zewe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zewe surname are 2.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Zewe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $48,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zewey8928/
Zeiwe8921/
Ziewe8915/
Zhewe8910/
Zewee8910/
Zewei899/
Zewie893/
Zeweh893/
Zewet893/
Zewes891/
Zehwe891/
Zoewe891/
Zewea891/
Zew8651/
Zéwé831/
Ziewer8027/
Zewiey8018/
Zheiwe8013/
Zoewee805/
Zeywer802/
Zeweid801/
Zhewei801/
Zoewue801/
Zoeweh801/
Zoewie801/
Zewejs801/
Zeewie801/
Zaewee801/
Sewe753,384/
Zebe751,988/
Gewe75986/
Zawe75942/
Zewa75846/
Zowe75375/
Cewe75327/
Zeve75217/
Jewe75148/
Zewi75130/
Ziwe7583/
Zeew756/
Zewy754/
Ziew752/
Zejw751/
Zehw751/
Z'Heiwe7312/
Zeaweih731/
Zoeweah731/
Zeywheh731/
Chewe6743,331/
Siewe676,703/
Zeway671,624/
Zever671,205/
Dziwe67972/
Ziebe67335/
Zheve67240/
Zieve67223/
Geweh67196/
Czebe67180/
Zeevi67164/
Djewe67160/
Ziwes67128/
Zahwe67119/
Dzebe67117/
Zeibe67109/
Zeoue67108/
Saewe67101/
Zehbe6792/
Zeved6792/
Zeeva6791/
Zevge6777/
Tsewe6758/
Jewei6755/
Ziwei6745/
Sewee6742/
Zihwe6739/
Zaiwe6734/
Sewei6734/
Zeebe6733/
Zeeve6727/
Zebei6726/
Ziwey6725/
Seewe6725/
Ziewi6724/
Ziewa6723/
Sewey6718/
Zewai6718/
Seiwe6716/
Zevee6715/
Seweh6714/
Zaawe6713/
Dzeve6712/
Zeevy6711/
Zawee6710/
Zheiw679/
Dzawe679/
Zeewy679/
Gewei679/
Gewwe679/
Zawey679/
Zowee678/
Zawea678/
Drzewiej678/
Ciewe678/
Zeveh677/
Zowei677/
Zeves677/
Zewoi677/
Sewea674/
Zeebi674/
Zeyue673/
Zavee673/
Zeyve673/
Dzewa673/
Zowey672/
Zevhe672/
Zebee672/
Zebhe672/
Zeabe672/
Zaweh672/
Giewe672/
Jeewe672/
Dzowe672/
Jewee671/
Gewey671/
Zywez671/
Zhowe671/
Zeichwer671/
Zeive671/
Z'Hew671/
Ziwea671/
Zewui671/
Sehwe671/
Jeiwe671/
Sewhe671/
Tzowe671/
Zeveu671/
Zewii671/
Zewwi671/
Zaweu671/
Zeewi671/
Zeawh671/
Zebea671/
Zoeve671/
Zowea671/
Zoweu671/
Zziwe671/
Seweu671/
Sewie671/
Rzewa671/
Jewej671/
Hzawe671/
Zeeue671/
Seawe671/
Ziweh671/
Zheew671/
Zawei671/
Zewij671/
Zeewh671/
Jewey670/

Zewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻭﻯalzawy-

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