Gweso Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Gweso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 256 | 1:206,803 | 17,522 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
Gweso (19) may also be a first name.
Gweso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gweso is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweso? popularity and diffusion
Gweso is the 978,274th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gweso live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gweso is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 19 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 206,803. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 62 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Gweso occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwesso | 91 | 163 | / |
| Gwesho | 91 | 6 | / |
| Gqweso | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwesa | 80 | 451 | / |
| Gwejo | 80 | 335 | / |
| Gueso | 80 | 43 | / |
| Kweso | 80 | 31 | / |
| Gwaso | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gbeso | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gwiso | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwezo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwessou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbesso | 73 | 2,452 | / |
| Guesso | 73 | 227 | / |
| Gqwesa | 73 | 157 | / |
| Qwetso | 73 | 85 | / |
| Gwesha | 73 | 63 | / |
| Gwisho | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gbesoh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gwasho | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kwesso | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gbesio | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gwasuo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gcwesa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwessa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwesia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwosho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeiso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwezuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwecho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qgwesa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeaso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwasou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejjo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwesio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbessou | 67 | 288 | / |
| Guessou | 67 | 223 | / |
| Gbessoh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gbessoi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ngwezoh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gouetso | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gqwasho | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gouesso | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kgwesha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gweisah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkwesso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngqwezo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guessoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbessoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghwesha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwisho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwehsoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwessah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwetsop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweusso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcwetsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcwehsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwasho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwuedjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwetcho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueasso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbessoï | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gweso
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis