Gwesha Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwesha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwesha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943

Gwesha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwesha is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gwesha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwesha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwesha live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,425,729. In South Africa Gwesha is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 87 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent reside.

Gwesha Last Name Statistics demography

Gwesha earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.47% less than the national average, earning R 174,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwesha925/
Ghwesha922/
Gwesa91451/
Ng'wesha861/
Gweshe833,774/
Qwesha831,559/
Kwesha831,008/
Gwasha83529/
Gqwesa83157/
Gbesha8322/
Gwesho836/
Gwisha835/
Gweshi834/
Gcwesa834/
Gwessa833/
Gwecha832/
Gwesia832/
Qgwesa831/
Gweseh831/
Gwetsai77170/
Kgwasha7715/
Gwitsha7713/
Gqwasha778/
Qwetsha776/
Gweisah775/
Gwesseh772/
Ngwesay772/
Kwaesha771/
Gwaasha771/
Gwessah771/
Gweasih771/
Kgwosha771/
Ngwesaa771/
Ngwesih771/
Cwetsha771/
Gcwehsa771/
Gcwetsa771/
Gbescha771/
Qweshaa771/
Qweshai771/
Gwese731,429/
Gwasa731,394/
Gwexa73509/
Kwesa73401/
Gweso73264/
Gbesa73136/
Cwesa73103/
Gwisa7384/
Guesa7340/
Qwesa734/
Gwosa731/
Ng'wessa714/
Ngqweshi712/
Ngwessah711/
Ngwesseh711/
Kgweetsa711/
Gwassa671,119/
Guecha67590/
Gwisai67446/
Kweshi67272/
Kwasha67218/
Gwesso67163/
Kwisha67138/
Kweshe6779/
Guessa6772/
Guisha6764/
Gbessa6759/
Gwesee6751/
Kgwasa6725/
Gbesay6720/
Gweche6717/
Gbesoh6714/
Gwisho6714/
Quesha6712/
Kweseh6711/
Kwessa6710/
Gwasho679/
Gueshi679/
Qweshi679/
Kwiesa679/
Gbeshi677/
Gbeshe676/
Gbesai676/
Kuesha676/
Gueshe675/
Gwishe674/
Guhesa674/
Qwisha674/
Gwicha673/
Gqweza673/
Gueasa672/
Kwesay672/
Gbesah672/
Gbisha672/
Gwaisa672/
Guesai671/
Gwishi671/
Gbesea671/
Gweese671/
Gbeisa671/
Gwosho671/
Gwasaa671/
Kwesaa671/
Kwetschas671/
Gwecho671/
Gweexa671/
Gwissa671/
Gwizeh671/
Gwoisa671/
Cwesay671/
Gwasau671/
Gwasza671/
Gwechi671/
Gweeza671/
Kweysa671/
Kgwesi671/
Cwetsa671/
Gqwesi671/
Gqweso671/
Gcwasa671/
Gcweza671/
Qweshe671/

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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 Gwesha
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