Gwett Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Gwett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Gwett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwett is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gwett click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwett? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Gwett is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gwett are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 92 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwette | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gwet | 89 | 2,065 | / |
| Gweîtte | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gweth | 80 | 1,574 | / |
| Gwete | 80 | 1,185 | / |
| Gwitt | 80 | 145 | / |
| Guett | 80 | 84 | / |
| Kwett | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gweet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwets | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwiet | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kgwete | 73 | 3,606 | / |
| Kwette | 73 | 121 | / |
| Gouett | 73 | 88 | / |
| Gvette | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gueitt | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gqwete | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gwethe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gweïth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwweth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guet | 67 | 8,403 | / |
| Kwet | 67 | 510 | / |
| Gwit | 67 | 252 | / |
| Kgwethe | 67 | 148 | / |
| Gwed | 67 | 101 | / |
| Gouette | 67 | 100 | / |
| Gqwethe | 67 | 88 | / |
| Gwét | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gvet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghbeitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Weitt | 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 Gwett
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