Gweah Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gweah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gweah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2901:15,2021,588
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Gweah (13) may also be a first name.

Gweah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gweah is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gweah? popularity and diffusion

Gweah is the 893,754th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gweah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 15,202. In Liberia it is most common in: Grand Gedeh County, where 36 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 35 percent are found and Nimba County, where 16 percent are found. Not including Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.

Gweah Last Name Statistics demography

Gweah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.11% less than the national average, earning $20,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngweah912/
Gweyah911/
Gwejah911/
Gwea8964/
Ngwejah831/
Gweya80440/
Gwiah80437/
Gweja80278/
Gweha8085/
Kweah8045/
Gueah8042/
Gwieh8021/
Gweih8014/
Gwiea805/
Gwaih801/
Gwueh801/
Gwuea801/
Gweeh801/
Gweia801/
Gwead801/
Gwehee7328/
Kweyah7323/
Gweihe7313/
Guehah739/
Gbaweh736/
Gwayah735/
Gqweya734/
Gwajha734/
Gcweha733/
Gweyea732/
Ngwyah731/
Kgwaha731/
Gwajah731/
Gbehah731/
Kweahd731/
Kwejah731/
Gwehey731/
Gweieh731/
Gwejoh731/
Gwejia731/
Ghweeh731/
Ngwaih731/
Gbeaho731/
Gwejih731/
Gwau672,574/
Gwai672,368/
Guea671,202/
Gbea671,169/
Gwei671,097/
Ghwaith67242/
Gwaa67115/
Gwaj6787/
Gwya6773/
Gwehhei6759/
Gway6751/
Gwia6743/
Kwea6725/
Guayeah6723/
Kweyeah6712/
Gwey678/
Ngqweya677/
Gwehyee677/
Gwayaha677/
Gwue673/
Ngwiyah672/
Ngweyeh672/
Gwaahay672/
Ngweiya672/
Geebiah672/
Ngwehya672/
K'Weyah671/
Qwea671/
Ngweeya671/
Cwea671/
Gwej671/
Gweu671/
Gbeyiah671/
Geebeah671/
Gboweeh671/
Kwayeah671/
Ngwayih671/
Ngwijah671/
Ngwajuh671/
Gwehaye671/
Ghwaish671/
Ngcweja671/

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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 Gweah
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