Geway Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Geway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1281:413,60629,126
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Geway Last Name Facts

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

Geway is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Geway.

How Common Is The Last Name Geway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Geway is the 1,290,735th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. Geway is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Geway live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Geway is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 413,606. In Tanzania Geway is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goeway9112/
Gewaya9111/
Gaeway912/
Gewayo911/
Gewaye911/
Gewa89688/
Geswaya832/
Ngewayi831/
Zeway801,624/
Ghewy80279/
Gaway80246/
Guewa80194/
Goway80117/
Gewai8069/
Ghewa8026/
Gaewa8024/
Gevay8017/
Gewah8016/
Geewa8014/
Seway808/
Goewy804/
Dgewa802/
Jeway802/
Gebay802/
Giewa802/
Gewey801/
Gewua801/
Goewa801/
Gewga801/
Sewaye731,288/
Goewey73693/
Gawaya73341/
Jewaye73295/
Jewayo73182/
Sewaya73164/
Gewaid73163/
Jewaya7378/
Gayway7355/
Giewat7354/
Gebaya7340/
Zeaway7338/
Seaway7336/
Giwaya7333/
Gawaye7330/
Sewayi7330/
Gajway7321/
Gewuya7321/
Gaiway7320/
Geweae7320/
Gowayi7320/
Kgeswa7319/
Sehway7313/
Seiway7312/
Giwayo7311/
Giwayi7310/
Gewoya7310/
Ghewas738/
Gawayi737/
Zeeway737/
Geswat736/
Jeeway736/
Sewahy736/
Ghewad735/
Geweye735/
Giewai734/
Zewayd734/
Tgebay733/
Guewah733/
Sieway732/
Gebaye732/
Gawayo732/
Guewey731/
Geuaye731/
Gewais731/
Gewait731/
Ghaway731/
Seeway731/
Goewah731/
Geewua731/
Jewaiy731/
Jewayi731/
Ngewua731/
Ngejwa731/
Gowaye731/
Giwaye731/
Gueswa731/
Gahway731/
Gaewai731/
Zewayi731/
Gevayo731/
Giways731/
Gebayo731/
Gaewey730/
Giwa6739,545/
Sewa6710,797/
Gawa674,733/
Geva673,373/
Geba671,743/
Gewe67986/
Gaevaya67937/
Zewa67846/
Jewa67729/
Gywa67218/
Gawy67211/
Gewi67208/
Ngevayo67170/
Geua67118/
Geby6778/
Guiwaya6768/
Gievaya6761/
Ng'eywa6761/
Jeewayo6754/
Giswaya6754/
Gahwayo6719/
Ceywayo6717/
Seewayo6714/
Gowy678/
Jewy677/
Jeewaya677/
Gevy674/
Zewy674/
Gawhaye672/
Gawhaya671/
Geswath671/
Sewy671/
Sehwhay671/
Gaysway671/
Jehwayo671/
Jewayou671/
Ngewoyo671/
Ngiwayi671/
Goywayi671/
Guewoja671/
Guehewa671/
Ghowaye671/
Ghawayi671/
Gaewaja671/
Cgawaye671/
Zewayed671/
Ngevayi671/
Nge'ywa671/
Giwy671/
Gebayhu671/
Sehwaye671/
Gewj671/
Gjwy671/
Goeweye670/

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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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  • 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 Geway
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