Gweya Surname
Approximately 440 people bear this surname
Gweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 301 | 1:245,447 | 23,516 |
| Zimbabwe | 111 | 1:139,083 | 18,071 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Gweya Demographics
Average Gweya Salary in
South Africa
R 639,444
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gweya is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 677,464th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. The surname Gweya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gweya live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 245,447. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Gweya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Gweya earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 169.08% more than the national average, earning R 639,444 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gqweya | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gweyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwea | 89 | 64 | / |
| Gwey | 89 | 8 | / |
| Ngqweya | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ngwehya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngweeya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kweya | 80 | 1,525 | / |
| Gwaya | 80 | 981 | / |
| Gwiya | 80 | 516 | / |
| Gbeya | 80 | 406 | / |
| Gueya | 80 | 327 | / |
| Gweah | 80 | 300 | / |
| Gweja | 80 | 278 | / |
| Cweya | 80 | 144 | / |
| Gweyi | 80 | 119 | / |
| Gweha | 80 | 85 | / |
| Gweye | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gwuya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gwiea | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gweyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwead | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwuea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngweyi | 73 | 1,623 | / |
| Kweyap | 73 | 66 | / |
| Ngweye | 73 | 51 | / |
| Kweyah | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ncweya | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ghweye | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gwayah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gcweha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwayas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngweyu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngweah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngweyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbehya | 73 | 1 | / |
| G'Weye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goueya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghueya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweyat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guey | 67 | 4,965 | / |
| Gwau | 67 | 2,574 | / |
| Gwai | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Guea | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Gbea | 67 | 1,169 | / |
| Gwei | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Gbey | 67 | 453 | / |
| Kwey | 67 | 427 | / |
| Gwaa | 67 | 115 | / |
| Gwaj | 67 | 87 | / |
| Gway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gwayaha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwehyee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwayaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngweyeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwiyah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Weyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoueya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeyowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwejah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaeyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwea | 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 Gweya
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