Gweh Surname

77,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia5,9571:740102
Cameroon1941:107,05712,544
Iran1571:489,06129,269
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gweh (182) may also be a first name.

Gweh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gweh is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gweh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gweh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gweh is the 77,007th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,146,201 people. Gweh occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gweh are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Gweh is also the 675,152nd most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 182 people.

The surname Gweh is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 5,957 people, or 1 in 740. In Liberia Gweh is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 57 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 20 percent reside and Bong County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Liberia this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.

Gweh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gweh last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Gweh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.91% less than the national average, earning $38,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwieh8921/
Gweih8914/
Gwedh8911/
Gkweh895/
Gweeh891/
Gwerh891/
Gwueh891/
Gwe861,807/
Gwehee8028/
Ngweeh805/
Gcweha803/
Ngweah802/
Ngwueh801/
Ghweeh801/
Gweïth801/
Gwweth801/
Ghwesh801/
Gwee753,386/
Gueh752,705/
Kweh751,416/
Gwei751,097/
Gwea7564/
Gwie7526/
Gwey758/
Qweh754/
Gwih753/
Gwue753/
Gwha752/
Gwez752/
Gwhi751/
Gwej751/
Gqwe751/
Gcwe751/
Ggwe751/
Gwyh751/
Kgwe751/
Gweu751/
Gwep751/
Gkwe751/
Qgwe751/
Gwehehe731/
Ghwee6785/
Guehy6782/
Kweah6745/
Gueah6742/
Goueh6727/
Gwihs6724/
Kweih6712/
Kwieh6712/
Cweha6711/
Quweh679/
Gueih677/
Geewe677/
Gbeeh677/
Gwe'e677/
Ngwih676/
Qweih675/
Gwiea675/
Gwije674/
Kgwee674/
Gbeih673/
Ngwue672/
Gwees672/
Nghwe672/
Qugwe672/
Kwesh672/
Gveth671/
Gwedz671/
Ngwwe671/
Gwuea671/
Guehh671/
Gwaih671/
Gvech671/
Ngwhi671/
Kgwei671/
Gwead671/
Gueeh671/
Gqwwe671/
Kwedh671/
Cgwei671/
Qweeh671/
Qwedh671/
Ghweu671/
Cwehe671/
Ngveh671/
Ngkwe671/
Nqgwe671/
Gwets671/
Gwedd671/
Gwych671/
Gwith671/
Gwihe671/
Gweid671/
Gwwee671/

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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 Gweh
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