Geswa Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Geswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Geswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geswa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geswa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Geswa are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Geswa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngeswa9128/
Kgeswa9119/
Geswat916/
Geswai911/
Geshwa911/
Gueswa911/
Geswaya832/
Geswath831/
Ngesway831/
Seswa80327/
Gaswa80102/
Gesua80101/
Goswa8045/
Giswa8018/
Gesva805/
Gesba803/
Jeswa801/
Seswai73368/
Gasway73161/
Goswai7379/
Ngesua7353/
Kgaswa7331/
Ngeswe7327/
Ghaswa737/
Goesva734/
Seswaa734/
Kgeswe734/
Geshua733/
Gosway732/
Goshwa732/
Guiswa732/
Jeswad731/
Gesuah731/
Giswai731/
Gesuoa731/
Jeswai731/
Gesbah731/
Sesswa731/
Jeshwa731/
Gashwa731/
Gishwa731/
Ghesba731/
Giswaya6754/
Seshwai6743/
Goesuah6732/
Geesuah6729/
Gassway677/
Goeshua676/
Jeeswas671/
Gesvais671/
Goshwai671/
Gaysway671/
Gashwai671/
Gaschwa671/
Kgaswau671/
Gesswer671/
Gashway670/

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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 Geswa
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