Gweyi Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Gweyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gweyi Demographics
Average Gweyi Salary in
South Africa
R 176,100
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gweyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gweyi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. Gweyi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gweyi reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 685,794. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 13 percent reside. Beside South Africa Gweyi is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.
Gweyi Last Name Statistics demography
Gweyi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.9% less than the national average, earning R 176,100 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngweyi | 91 | 1,623 | / |
| Gwei | 89 | 1,097 | / |
| Gwey | 89 | 8 | / |
| Gwayi | 80 | 4,499 | / |
| Kweyi | 80 | 540 | / |
| Gweya | 80 | 440 | / |
| Gueyi | 80 | 61 | / |
| Gweji | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gweye | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gweih | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gwoyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gweid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kgwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cgwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayi | 73 | 1,595 | / |
| Nkweyi | 73 | 66 | / |
| Ngweye | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ghweis | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gweihe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ghweye | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gqweya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gcwayi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwuiyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngweyu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kweyid | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gweieh | 73 | 1 | / |
| G'Weye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngweyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gqwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guei | 67 | 53,398 | / |
| Kwei | 67 | 5,216 | / |
| Guey | 67 | 4,965 | / |
| Gwai | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Gbei | 67 | 2,065 | / |
| Gbey | 67 | 453 | / |
| Kwey | 67 | 427 | / |
| Ngcwayi | 67 | 193 | / |
| Gwea | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Qwei | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngwueji | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngqweya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwehyee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ng'weji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cwei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ng'woyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngqwayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngweyeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwehya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ng'wayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaeyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gwayi | 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 Gweyi
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