Gweje Surname
Approximately 343 people bear this surname
Gweje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 116 | 1:467,049 | 38,892 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 72 | 1:214,420 | 24,333 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gweje (419) may also be a first name.
Gweje Demographics
Average Gweje Salary in
South Africa
R 108,600
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gweje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gweje has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 812,930th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. The last name Gweje occurs predominantly 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 first name at a global level. It is borne by 419 people.
The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 467,049. In South Africa Gweje is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and Western Cape, where 15 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 31 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 21 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gcweje | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwej | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwese | 80 | 1,429 | / |
| Gwaje | 80 | 1,049 | / |
| Gbeje | 80 | 414 | / |
| Gwejo | 80 | 335 | / |
| Gweja | 80 | 278 | / |
| Gwexe | 80 | 241 | / |
| Gueje | 80 | 41 | / |
| Gweye | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gweji | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gwoje | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gweze | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gwege | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gwije | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gweeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kweje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guedje | 73 | 1,011 | / |
| Gwedji | 73 | 63 | / |
| Gwayee | 73 | 62 | / |
| Gwesee | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ngweye | 73 | 51 | / |
| Gwegeh | 73 | 30 | / |
| Gwehee | 73 | 28 | / |
| Gueyje | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gweihe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ghweye | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gweiji | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ngwaje | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gueije | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwejeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngwejo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghweeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwezhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwedje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwezie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweieh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwejep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| G'Weye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwajje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweseh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweeza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwetje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwei | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Gwaj | 67 | 87 | / |
| Gwea | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kwej | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gueadje | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gweesee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gueidje | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ngwueji | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwehyee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ng'weji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gouedje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngweyeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cwej | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Gwaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweidji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweidjy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwejah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbahwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboweeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwehsee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweagge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwezeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweiser | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Gweje
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis