Gwega Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Gwega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Gwega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwega is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gwega.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwega? popularity and diffusion
Gwega is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gwega reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Gwega is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 17 percent reside and West Region, where 17 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Uganda, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwegah | 91 | 12 | / |
| Gweghah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwoga | 80 | 270 | / |
| Gbega | 80 | 267 | / |
| Kwega | 80 | 101 | / |
| Gwaga | 80 | 74 | / |
| Guega | 80 | 73 | / |
| Gwegi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gwiga | 80 | 12 | / |
| Qwega | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gwege | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gwego | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cwega | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngweigah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbegha | 73 | 138 | / |
| Gouega | 73 | 97 | / |
| Gwegeh | 73 | 30 | / |
| Gwaiga | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gbeaga | 73 | 17 | / |
| Guegau | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gwogah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kwaega | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ggbega | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gbegah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbeiga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gueyga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwegou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwagai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaqga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwego | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwekgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guegha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guegga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwegah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guegah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwegha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwagha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegha'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbeagha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kwehgai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gbeagay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwahaga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwegeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kweisga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gueggah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweagge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgbegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwehgap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweghe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwigah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guehgah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegha | 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
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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 Gwega
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