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 surname Gweh is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gweh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gweh is the 77,007th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,146,201 people. The last name Gweh is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gweh live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Gweh is also the 675,152nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 182 people.

Gweh is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 5,957 people, or 1 in 740. In Liberia Gweh is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 57 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 20 percent are found and Bong County, where 5 percent are found. Barring Liberia this surname exists 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 holding the Gweh last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political 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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