Gwe Surname
Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname
Gwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 783 | 1:26,525 | 3,609 |
| South Africa | 669 | 1:80,983 | 9,996 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Nigeria | 94 | 1:1,884,497 | 67,423 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Gwe (175) may also be a first name.
Gwe Demographics
Average Gwe Salary in
South Africa
R 157,080
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwe occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 224,999th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,032,953 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gwe reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most frequent first name globally, held by 175 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 783 people, or 1 in 26,525. In Cameroon Gwe is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 69 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 14 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Gwe occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 37 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Gwe Last Name Statistics demography
Gwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.9% less than the national average, earning R 157,080 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gweh | 86 | 6,358 | / |
| Gwee | 86 | 3,386 | / |
| Gwei | 86 | 1,097 | / |
| Gwea | 86 | 64 | / |
| Gwie | 86 | 26 | / |
| Gwey | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gwue | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gwez | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gkwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qgwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwep | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gweu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kgwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ggwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gcwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gqwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwej | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gw | 80 | 106 | / |
| Ghwee | 75 | 85 | / |
| Gwieh | 75 | 21 | / |
| Gweih | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gwedh | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gwe'e | 75 | 7 | / |
| Geewe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gwiea | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gkweh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kgwee | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gwije | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngwue | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qugwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nghwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gwees | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gweeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgwei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gweid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwwee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwead | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gqwwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwihe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwedd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwets | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngwwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwuea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwerh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwueh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwedz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gue | 67 | 26,269 | / |
| Gbe | 67 | 6,412 | / |
| Qwe | 67 | 2,586 | / |
| Gwa | 67 | 2,405 | / |
| Kwe | 67 | 1,604 | / |
| Gwi | 67 | 222 | / |
| Ghw | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gwehee | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ghweis | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gwh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hgw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ggw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwweed | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gve | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kgw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngweeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gcweha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qgw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cgw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngweah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwgeej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweïth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghweeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwajje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwweth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghwesh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwe
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