Gweshe Surname
Approximately 3,774 people bear this surname
Gweshe Surname User-submission:
The surname Gweshe means 'blunt knife', or 'crawling child' in the Shona language.
Gweshe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3,691 | 1:4,183 | 365 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Gweshe (56) may also be a first name.
Gweshe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Gweshe means 'blunt knife', or 'crawling child' in the Shona language.
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Average Gweshe Salary in
United States
$47,953 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gweshe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweshe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gweshe is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gweshe.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweshe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 121,363rd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,930,987 people. The last name Gweshe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gweshe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gweshe is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 56 people.
The surname Gweshe is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3,691 people, or 1 in 4,183. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 27 percent live, Harare Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Gweshe Last Name Statistics demography
Gweshe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,953 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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