Gwet Surname
Approximately 2,065 people bear this surname
Gwet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,000 | 1:10,385 | 1,378 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Gwét (3) are calculated separately.
Gwet (126) may also be a first name.
Gwet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwet is most common in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant: Gwét. For other potential spellings of Gwet click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwet? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwet is the 201,834th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,529,078 people. Gwet occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwet are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Gwet is also the 829,183rd most widespread given name in the world, held by 126 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,000 people, or 1 in 10,385. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 58 percent live, Littoral Region, where 36 percent live and South Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwét | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gweth | 89 | 1,574 | / |
| Gwete | 89 | 1,185 | / |
| Gwett | 89 | 27 | / |
| Gwets | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gweet | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwiet | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kgwete | 80 | 3,606 | / |
| Gqwete | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gwethe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gwette | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwweth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweïth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guet | 75 | 8,403 | / |
| Kwet | 75 | 510 | / |
| Gwit | 75 | 252 | / |
| Gwed | 75 | 101 | / |
| Qwet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gvet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwethe | 73 | 148 | / |
| Gqwethe | 73 | 88 | / |
| Gweîtte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwete | 67 | 35,198 | / |
| Gouet | 67 | 5,928 | / |
| Gueit | 67 | 801 | / |
| Gueth | 67 | 547 | / |
| Gwite | 67 | 442 | / |
| Gwidt | 67 | 165 | / |
| Gwitt | 67 | 145 | / |
| Guett | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kweit | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kwiet | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gweed | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kweth | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cwete | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gwedh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gwied | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwett | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qwete | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gvest | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cwiet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwejt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guejt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guedt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwetz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kweet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kweat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwedd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gveth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghwjt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwoit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qguet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwedz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghuet | 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
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- 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 Gwet
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