Ghwee Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Ghwee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ghwee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghwee Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghwee is found in Singapore more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghwee? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Ghwee occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Ghwee are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Sinio-Southeast Asia.
The last name is most frequent in Singapore, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 71,529. Excluding Singapore Ghwee exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghweeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwee | 89 | 3,386 | / |
| Gwe'e | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kgwee | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gwees | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nghwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hkwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwe | 75 | 1,807 | / |
| Gwehee | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ghweis | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gehebe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ghouee | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gwweed | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ngweeh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gwgeej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghwesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guheea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guheet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweh | 67 | 6,358 | / |
| Kwee | 67 | 5,920 | / |
| Gwei | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Gbee | 67 | 495 | / |
| Guee | 67 | 111 | / |
| Gwea | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gwie | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ghue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Qwee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouhehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwehehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcwe | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Ghwee
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis