Gwedeya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gwedeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gwedeya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Gwedeya Demographics

Gwedeya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Gwedeya Last Name Facts

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

Gwedeya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gwedeya.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwedeya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwedeya is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwedeya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Gwedeya is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 67 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 17 percent are found and Migori County, where 17 percent are found.

Gwedeya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gwedeya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guedeya864/
Gouedeya801/
Guedea771,468/
Gbedey77618/
Guedey7769/
Gbedea7710/
Gwadoya71125/
Guedaya7127/
Guedeia7127/
Gouedey7118/
Gwodiya715/
Guedeye712/
Gwediye711/
Quedeya711/
Kgwedie711/
Gbehdea711/
Gbeadea711/
Guediya711/
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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 Gwedeya
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