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
Gweya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gweya occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gweya.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 677,464th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. 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.
This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 245,447. Not including The DR Congo Gweya exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Gweya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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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