Gwesa Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gwesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3831:138,22912,761
Liberia431:102,5248,134
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Gwesa Last Name Facts

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

Gwesa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwesa.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 664,903rd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwesa reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 138,229. In Tanzania Gwesa is most prevalent in: Shinyanga Region, where 54 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 41 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Gwesa occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Gwesa Last Name Statistics demography

Gwesa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.3% less than the national average, earning R 42,060 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqwesa91157/
Gwesha9163/
Gcwesa914/
Gwessa913/
Gwesia912/
Qgwesa911/
Gwetsai83170/
Gweisah835/
Kgwesha835/
Ngwesay832/
Ghwesha832/
Gwessah831/
Ngwesaa831/
Gcwehsa831/
Gcwetsa831/
Gwese801,429/
Gwasa801,394/
Gwexa80509/
Kwesa80401/
Gweja80278/
Gweso80264/
Gweza80157/
Gbesa80136/
Cwesa80103/
Gwisa8084/
Guesa8040/
Qwesa804/
Gweca803/
Gwosa801/
Ng'wessa774/
Ng'wesha771/
Ngwessah771/
Kgweetsa771/
Gweshe733,774/
Qwesha731,559/
Gwassa731,119/
Kwesha731,008/
Gwasha73529/
Gwisai73446/
Gwesso73163/
Guessa7372/
Gbessa7359/
Gwesee7351/
Gwezia7339/
Kgwasa7325/
Gbesha7322/
Gbesay7320/
Kwessa7310/
Kwiesa739/
Gwesho736/
Gbesai736/
Gwisha735/
Gweshi734/
Guhesa734/
Gqweza733/
Gwecha732/
Gueasa732/
Kwesay732/
Gbesah732/
Gwaisa732/
Guesai731/
Gwejah731/
Gbesea731/
Gweese731/
Gbeisa731/
Gwasaa731/
Kwesaa731/
Gweexa731/
Gweseh731/
Gwissa731/
Gwoisa731/
Cwesay731/
Gwasau731/
Gwasza731/
Gweeza731/
Kweysa731/
Kgwesi731/
Cwetsa731/
Gqwesi731/
Gqweso731/
Gcwasa731/
Gcweza731/
Gbessay67362/
Gueissa67124/
Gbeisay6728/
Gbessai6725/
Ngwisah6717/
Kgwasha6715/
Gwitsha6713/
Gweesee6713/
Kwesiah6712/
Guessai6711/
Gqwasha678/
Guessaa677/
Nkwessa677/
Ngquesa676/
Qwetsha676/
Gouessa675/
Ngqweza674/
Nkwesai673/
Gwesseh672/
Gbeasea672/
Gbeassa672/
Gueassa672/
Ngwisay672/
Kweisga672/
Ngwaisa672/
Kwaesha671/
Gwaasha671/
Kwehsah671/
Gbeisea671/
Gbessau671/
Gweasih671/
Gwehsee671/
Gwessee671/
Kwetsea671/
Kgwosha671/
Kwetsap671/
Kwuetsa671/
Ngqwese671/
Ngwesie671/
Ngwesih671/
Ngwezha671/
Gbessaï671/
Gbessea671/
Guesaih671/
Guessau671/
Kgwetse671/
Cwetsha671/
Gbescha671/
Qweshaa671/
Qweshai671/
Gweiser670/

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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 Gwesa
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