Gweba Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gweba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gweba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2511:210,92317,752
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gweba (20) may also be a first name.

Gweba Last Name Facts

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

Gweba is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gweba.

How Common Is The Last Name Gweba? popularity and diffusion

Gweba is the 598,302nd most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gweba reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 210,923. In Tanzania Gweba is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 49 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 36 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 36 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Gweba Last Name Statistics demography

Gweba earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning R 223,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgweba9116/
Gweiba911/
Ghweba911/
Gweeba911/
Ngcweba8315/
Ngqweba832/
Gwebaai831/
Ngwueba831/
Ngwebai831/
Kweba801,097/
Gwebe80936/
Gueba80698/
Gwaba80611/
Gwiba80267/
Cweba80185/
Gwebo80107/
Gbeba8032/
Gwebi8019/
Gwoba804/
Gweby802/
Qweba802/
Guebai73225/
Kgwebe7322/
Guebha7316/
Nqweba7315/
Kweiba7312/
Kweeba7310/
Gwaiba7310/
Gbebah738/
Guheba734/
Gbeaba734/
Gwebee734/
Gqwebe733/
Guebah733/
Goueba733/
Gbheba733/
Gwebui733/
Gwebhe732/
Ngwiba732/
Gueaba732/
Gbebay732/
Gqwaba732/
Ggbeba731/
Gwebeh731/
Guebay731/
Kgwiba731/
Kwheba731/
Gwabea731/
Gwuyba731/
Kwebah731/
Gwaaba731/
Guebau731/
Gueïba731/
Gbebea731/
Kwieba731/
Kkweba731/
Gweebe731/
Gweibe731/
Ngweboh6736/
Ngwebeh6713/
Gwahaba6710/
Gwaeboi675/
Ngweabi674/
Ngwebou673/
Gwiboha672/
Kwebaya672/
Gwethbi672/
Kwebeah671/
Gbeabah671/
Gwehbeh671/
Gbeabay671/
Gwuebep671/
Ngcwebe671/
Ngqwebe671/
Ngqwebi671/
Kweibea671/

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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 Gweba
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