Gweni Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Gweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Gweni (278) may also be a first name.

Gweni Last Name Facts

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

Gweni occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gweni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gweni? popularity and diffusion

Gweni is the 1,871,545th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. Gweni occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gweni reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Gweni is also the 532,586th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 278 people.

The surname Gweni is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Gweni Last Name Statistics demography

Gweni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.33% less than the national average, earning R 27,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gcweni9133/
Gwenai9123/
Gwenyi9119/
Gwegni9116/
Gwenie913/
Kgweni911/
Gweani911/
Gwetni911/
Gwenoi911/
Ngwenyi83333/
Gweenei837/
Nkgweni831/
Ngweeni831/
Gweenie831/
Ngqweni831/
Gwena801,804/
Gueni80793/
Kweni80415/
Gwini80377/
Gwene8026/
Cweni8022/
Qweni8011/
Gveni8010/
Gwenh803/
Gwenj801/
Ngwuenyi779/
Ngcwengi778/
Ngqwengi771/
Kwenyi73303/
Gwinhi73246/
Gwenje73131/
Guenai7382/
Nkweni7377/
Gwuene7351/
Gcwini7337/
Kweani7329/
Gwenhe7324/
Gbeini737/
Kweini737/
Quweni737/
Kwenui735/
Gweneh735/
Kwenie734/
Kwenai733/
Gwaini732/
Gwinai732/
Gwinyi732/
Ghwini732/
Ngwenj731/
Kwenio731/
Gwenee731/
Gwynie731/
Guenii731/
Gwuena731/
Gweane731/
Gueini731/
Gwoini731/
Gwingi731/
K'Weni731/
Gweina731/
Gweana731/
Guheni731/
Kwegni731/
Ghwaini67161/
Ngwinui67126/
Gouegni6761/
Nkweini6740/
Nkwenui6726/
Ngwinyi6718/
Nkwenyi6713/
Gwenyth677/
Ghuheni675/
Ghwinie674/
Gwynish672/
Ngwenay672/
Kweenyi671/
Gwuegne671/
Guenhei671/
Gwesner671/
Gweaneh671/
Gweynne671/
Ghwiniy671/
Qukweni671/
Gweiner670/

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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 Gweni
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