Gwem Surname
Approximately 351 people bear this surname
Gwem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 316 | 1:65,725 | 8,325 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gwem (26) may also be a first name.
Gwem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwem is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwem is the 799,576th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. The surname Gwem is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gwem live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 65,725. In Cameroon Gwem is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 57 percent live, Littoral Region, where 40 percent live and South Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gweme | 89 | 734 | / |
| Gqwem | 89 | 5 | / |
| Gweem | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ngwuem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwemhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbem | 75 | 472 | / |
| Guem | 75 | 354 | / |
| Gwen | 75 | 259 | / |
| Kwem | 75 | 165 | / |
| Gwym | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gwim | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gouem | 67 | 8,085 | / |
| Gwien | 67 | 114 | / |
| Kweme | 67 | 107 | / |
| Gween | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gwenn | 67 | 45 | / |
| Nqwem | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gwehn | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gbeem | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gweun | 67 | 12 | / |
| Guehm | 67 | 11 | / |
| Guhem | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngwim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwimm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kgwen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quwem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbeam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gueem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qweme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qweem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guemn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngvem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweam | 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
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- 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 Gwem
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