Gesogwe Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gesogwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gesogwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2611:202,84117,276
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gesogwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gesogwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gesogwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gesogwe is the 975,866th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. Gesogwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gesogwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Gesogwe is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 202,841. In Tanzania Gesogwe is most common in: Mara Region, where 61 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 37 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaesegwe8021/
Guessougue711/
Gasagwe711/
Gesangue671/
Gaesekwe671/
Guessague633/
Zeshangwe632/
Gessougui631/
Gaasekwe5317/
Gaseukwe531/
Sishokwe531/
Zishangwe501/
Djissogue501/

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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 Gesogwe
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