Gweji Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Gweji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Gweji (66) may also be a first name.
Gweji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gweji is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweji? popularity and diffusion
Gweji is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Gweji live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most widely held forename in the world, held by 66 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 91 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwedji | 91 | 63 | / |
| Gweiji | 91 | 12 | / |
| Gwejih | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwei | 89 | 1,097 | / |
| Gwej | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngwueji | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ng'weji | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gweidji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwiji | 80 | 1,798 | / |
| Gbeji | 80 | 361 | / |
| Gweje | 80 | 343 | / |
| Gwejo | 80 | 335 | / |
| Gweja | 80 | 278 | / |
| Gwaji | 80 | 253 | / |
| Kweji | 80 | 211 | / |
| Gweyi | 80 | 119 | / |
| Gwegi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gwezi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gweih | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gueji | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gwesi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gweid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kgwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cgwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngweyi | 73 | 1,623 | / |
| Ngwaji | 73 | 240 | / |
| Guedji | 73 | 143 | / |
| Ghweis | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gweihe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gwedzi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kwedji | 73 | 5 | / |
| Guejij | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkweji | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngwejo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwesi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwejii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwezi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gqwesi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gcweje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwezie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweieh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guei | 67 | 53,398 | / |
| Kwei | 67 | 5,216 | / |
| Gwai | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Gbei | 67 | 2,065 | / |
| Gouedji | 67 | 364 | / |
| Ng'waji | 67 | 181 | / |
| Ghweizy | 67 | 115 | / |
| Gwaj | 67 | 87 | / |
| Gwea | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kwej | 67 | 41 | / |
| Qwei | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngqwezi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cwei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geevaji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cwej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuoji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gweidjy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Weiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwezyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweasih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghueji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwejah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueydji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueidji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweiser | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gweji
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