Gweri Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

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

Gweri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gweri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gweri (12) may also be a first name.

Gweri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gweri (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ) is found most in The Solomon Islands. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gweri? popularity and diffusion

Gweri is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Gweri reside; 38 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 38 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Gweri is most widely held in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 52,730. In The Solomon Islands Gweri is most numerous in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account The Solomon Islands this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 34 percent reside and Libya, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwerie912/
Kgweri911/
Ghweiri831/
Gwari801,818/
Gueri80945/
Gberi80781/
Gwere80699/
Gwera80625/
Kweri80448/
Qweri80244/
Gwiri8014/
Gwori805/
G'Weyrit771/
Guerri735,979/
Guerai7384/
Gweera7359/
Gwirai7352/
Kweiri7340/
Goueri7333/
Gberhi7331/
Gwarai7328/
Gweere7324/
Gwarie7321/
Gwirie7316/
Kweeri7310/
Kwerie735/
Gueroi735/
Nkweri734/
Gbeari734/
Gwyrih734/
Gweret732/
Gcwera732/
Gweire732/
Gwaari732/
Guerei732/
Kwaeri732/
Ghueri731/
Gberei731/
Ghwera731/
Gwaery731/
Guerhi731/
Guerih731/
Gweres731/
Gwerer731/
Gweiry731/
Gwerhe731/
Gwarii731/
Gwairi731/
Gverri731/
Gberri731/
Gworai731/
Gwirgi731/
Guerui731/
Gwairgi6796/
Kgwarai6725/
K'Weiri679/
Gwitriy672/
Guoueri671/
Guherzi671/
Kwaerii671/
Guerrei671/
Guerrai671/
Ngkwery671/
Kweiriy671/

Gweri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gweri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱakwyry-

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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 Gweri
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