Jwe Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295

Jwe (26) may also be a first name.

Jwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Jwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Jwe are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name internationally, held by 26 people.

The surname Jwe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 85 percent are found and Benue, where 15 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiwe86145/
Jweh86100/
Jwee8654/
Ojwe8622/
Ajwe8619/
Ijwe8618/
Ujwe863/
Ejwe863/
Jywe862/
Jwei862/
Jwhe861/
Jwge861/
Jhwe861/
Jjwe861/
Jwea861/
Jwez861/
Jw80335/
Ajwie7564/
Jiwei7535/
Ojwer7521/
Jiwey7512/
Gajwe758/
Ajweh757/
Jweeh756/
Ajwee756/
J'Wed754/
Jwejh753/
Jiwie752/
Jeewe752/
Jweah752/
Jiweh751/
Jyweh751/
Jweet751/
Jwett750/
Jue6710,218/
Ewe674,781/
Iwe671,991/
Jwi67515/
Jiw6772/
Jwa6743/
Jwh6740/
Ywe6720/
Jve6718/
Jiewei6716/
Äwe6716/
Ejweid6715/
Jhw6714/
Jwj6711/
Hjw6711/
Ejw679/
Jwy676/
Ijw675/
Jyw673/
Ujw673/
Jjw672/
Jeewea672/
Gaajwe671/
Ejweyd671/
Jywheh671/
J'Weid671/
Jiwets671/
Ajwead671/
Ajweer671/
Jweerh671/
Jiwett670/

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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 Jwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis