Gwege Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gwege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gwege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwege Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwege is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwege? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Gwege live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Gwege is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwegeh | 91 | 30 | / |
| Ngwegeh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngweghe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gweagge | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwese | 80 | 1,429 | / |
| Gweje | 80 | 343 | / |
| Gwexe | 80 | 241 | / |
| Gbege | 80 | 52 | / |
| Guege | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gwegi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gwega | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gwage | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gweze | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gwesee | 73 | 51 | / |
| Gbeghe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gbegie | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gweche | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kwegeh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ngwige | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gbegeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwekgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwezhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwezie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gcweje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweger | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweeza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweseh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwehhei | 67 | 59 | / |
| Gweesee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gwigger | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwezeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwehsee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeageh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweiser | 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
- 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 Gwege
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