Gweshi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gweshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gweshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gweshi is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweshi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Gweshi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gweshi reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 50 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Gweshi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
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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 Gweshi
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