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
Gwe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 224,999th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 4,032,953 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gwe are found; 52 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 175 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 783 people, or 1 in 26,525. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 69 percent live, Southwest Region, where 14 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
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
- 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 Gwe
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