Gwee Surname
Approximately 3,386 people bear this surname
Gwee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,606 | 1:18,365 | 1,762 |
| Liberia | 853 | 1:5,168 | 623 |
| Singapore | 621 | 1:8,869 | 489 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Gwee (325) may also be a first name.
Gwee Demographics
Average Gwee Salary in
United States
$33,327 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gwee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwee occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwee? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 133,169th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,152,258 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Gwee are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 486,495th most common first name at a global level, held by 325 people.
The surname Gwee is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 1,606 people, or 1 in 18,365. In Malaysia Gwee is mostly concentrated in: Johor, where 63 percent live, Selangor, where 24 percent live and Malacca, where 3 percent live. Other than Malaysia this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 25 percent live and Singapore, where 18 percent live.
Gwee Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gwee are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.
Gwee earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.76% less than the national average, earning $33,327 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghwee | 89 | 85 | / |
| Gwe'e | 89 | 7 | / |
| Kgwee | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gwees | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gwwee | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gweeh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwe | 86 | 1,807 | / |
| Gwehee | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gwweed | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ngweeh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ghweeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwgeej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweh | 75 | 6,358 | / |
| Kwee | 75 | 5,920 | / |
| Gwei | 75 | 1,097 | / |
| Gbee | 75 | 495 | / |
| Guee | 75 | 111 | / |
| Gwea | 75 | 64 | / |
| Gwie | 75 | 26 | / |
| Qwee | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gwey | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gwue | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gwez | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ggwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gcwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gqwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwehehe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geeve | 67 | 351 | / |
| Geebe | 67 | 47 | / |
| Gwieh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Geewa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gweih | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gwedh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gbeeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geewe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qweer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwiea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gkweh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwije | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gueey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kweez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nghwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geeby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geevi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gouee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwuee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwedz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwerh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwhee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qweeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qweed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwedd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geevy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hgbee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gwee
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