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
The surname Gweyi is most common in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gweyi is the 1,666,404th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Gweyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gweyi are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Gweyi is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 685,794. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 13 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common 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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