Gweje Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gweje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gweje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe721:214,42024,333
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gweje (419) may also be a first name.

Gweje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gweje is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gweje? popularity and diffusion

Gweje is the 812,930th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gweje are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 419,838th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 419 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 467,049. In South Africa Gweje is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Western Cape, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 31 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 21 percent live.

Gweje Last Name Statistics demography

Gweje earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.3% less than the national average, earning R 108,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gcweje911/
Gwej891/
Gwese801,429/
Gwaje801,049/
Gbeje80414/
Gwejo80335/
Gweja80278/
Gwexe80241/
Gueje8041/
Gweye8026/
Gweji8026/
Gwoje8011/
Gweze809/
Gwege805/
Gwije804/
Gweeh801/
Kweje801/
Gwwee801/
Guedje731,011/
Gwedji7363/
Gwayee7362/
Gwesee7351/
Ngweye7351/
Gwegeh7330/
Gwehee7328/
Gueyje7317/
Gweihe7313/
Ghweye7312/
Gweiji7312/
Ngwaje7310/
Gueije735/
Kwejeh732/
Ngwejo732/
Ghweeh731/
Gwezhe731/
Kwedje731/
Gwezie731/
Gweese731/
Gweyee731/
Gweieh731/
Kwejep731/
Ngwuej731/
Gwejah731/
G'Weye731/
Gwajje731/
Gwejih731/
Gwejoh731/
Gweseh731/
Gweeza731/
Kwetje731/
Gwei671,097/
Gwaj6787/
Gwea6764/
Kwej6741/
Gueadje6717/
Gweesee6713/
Gueidje6712/
Ngwueji6710/
Gwey678/
Gwehyee677/
Ng'weji675/
Gouedje674/
Gwue673/
Ngweyeh672/
Cwej672/
N'Gwaje671/
Gweidji671/
Gweidjy671/
Ngwejah671/
Ngweeya671/
Gbahwee671/
Gboweeh671/
Gwehsee671/
Gweagge671/
Ngwezeh671/
Ngcweja671/
Gweu671/
Gweiser670/

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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 Gweje
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