Gwesi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gwesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Gwesi (8) may also be a first name.
Gwesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwesi is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwesi reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 8 people.
The surname Gwesi is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gqwesi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kgwesi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gweasih | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwesi | 80 | 16,975 | / |
| Gwese | 80 | 1,429 | / |
| Cwesi | 80 | 35 | / |
| Guesi | 80 | 29 | / |
| Gweji | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gwegi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gwezi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gwisi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gvesi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qwesi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwesie | 73 | 1,133 | / |
| Gwisai | 73 | 446 | / |
| Gwedji | 73 | 63 | / |
| Gwesee | 73 | 51 | / |
| Kweusi | 73 | 34 | / |
| Gwedzi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gweiji | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kweasi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kweisi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwezie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guesai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwezi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweseh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwesei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweesi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghweizy | 67 | 115 | / |
| Gweesee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngqwezi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gweidji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guesaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwehsee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwezyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweidjy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweiser | 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 Gwesi
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