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 may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gweh? popularity and diffusion

Gweh is the 77,007th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,146,201 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gweh reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 182 people.

This surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 5,957 people, or 1 in 740. In Liberia Gweh is most common in: Nimba County, where 57 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 20 percent are found and Bong County, where 5 percent are found. Beside Liberia it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Iran, where 2 percent are found.

Gweh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gweh surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with 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
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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 Gweh
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