Gwesiah Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Gwesiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 161 | 1:27,382 | 2,647 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwesiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwesiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwesiah is found most frequently in Liberia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwesiah? popularity and diffusion
Gwesiah is the 1,364,059th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwesiah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 27,382. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 80 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 11 percent are found and Margibi County, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Gwesiah
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