Gatwech Surname

6,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Gatwech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatwech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan83,4911:13722
Kenya8661:53,3265,356
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Gatwech (50,130) may also be a first name.

Gatwech Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gatwech Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gatwech is held by more people in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatwech? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,693rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 86,299 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gatwech reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 18,457th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 50,130 people.

The surname Gatwech is most commonly used in South Sudan, where it is borne by 83,491 people, or 1 in 137. Barring South Sudan this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.

Gatwech Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Gatwech earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.05% less than the national average, earning $38,233 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatwetch934/
Gatwiech932/
Ggatwech931/
Gattwech931/
Gatwec923/
Gatwich868,996/
Gatwach865,286/
Gatuech8636/
Gadwech8625/
Getwech864/
Gatweci862/
Gatwuich804/
Gatduech801/
Gatwhich801/
Gattuech801/
Getwach714,227/
Gotwich7144/
Gaduech714/
Gottwich679/

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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
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  • 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 Gatwech
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