Gweyani Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Gweyani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 127 | 1:363,621 | 21,126 |
Gweyani Demographics
Gweyani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gweyani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweyani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gweyani is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweyani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gweyani is the 1,596,935th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gweyani are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 363,621. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 85 percent are found, Migori County, where 7 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 3 percent are found.
Gweyani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gweani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwayani | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kweyani | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gweyana | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gwejani | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kweyanyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngwejani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kweani | 77 | 29 | / |
| Gwaini | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gweane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gweana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwiyani | 71 | 519 | / |
| Gwayana | 71 | 205 | / |
| Ghwaini | 71 | 161 | / |
| Gwejana | 71 | 67 | / |
| Kweyana | 71 | 36 | / |
| Gwaweni | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gwejane | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gwayini | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gweenei | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kwayani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Guiyani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kweyane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gweaneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qwejani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guayani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gweynne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwijani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gweyona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwehana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwane | 67 | 281 | / |
| Guiyanni | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kgwejane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwiyange | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwiejana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gueyanne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kgwayane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guayanai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guehanai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwainaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweynett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbejanyi | 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 Gweyani
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