Gwes Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Gwes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 64 | 1:324,517 | 29,689 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwes occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwes? popularity and diffusion
Gwes is the 2,352,516th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwes live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 324,517. In Cameroon Gwes is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 61 percent reside, Centre Region, where 38 percent reside and South Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Gwes is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwese | 89 | 1,429 | / |
| Gwess | 89 | 20 | / |
| Gwees | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gwets | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gweshe | 80 | 3,774 | / |
| Ghweis | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gweese | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghwesh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghwees | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gues | 75 | 540 | / |
| Gwis | 75 | 241 | / |
| Kwes | 75 | 131 | / |
| Qwes | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gwez | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gwjs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwetse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guesh | 67 | 13,878 | / |
| Guess | 67 | 10,998 | / |
| Kwese | 67 | 262 | / |
| Goues | 67 | 153 | / |
| Gwiss | 67 | 100 | / |
| Gueis | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kweis | 67 | 69 | / |
| Gueas | 67 | 65 | / |
| Qweis | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gwihs | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ngwez | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gwise | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gwece | 67 | 11 | / |
| Guees | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gwisc | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwisz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qwese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gvest | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbess | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwess | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwies | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guesz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwedz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwysz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gvese | 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 Gwes
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