Gauwin Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gauwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gauwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France541:1,230,050127,496
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gauwin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gauwin is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gauwin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Gauwin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Gauwin are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,230,050. In France Gauwin is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 46 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 26 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 19 percent live. Aside from France this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Gauwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gauwin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gauwin surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauwain9273/
Gawin913,957/
Guwin9152/
Gauwn910/
Gauchwin8636/
Gauswind861/
Gaubin83108/
Gahuin8392/
Gawain8389/
Gauwen839/
Gawinn837/
Guwein836/
Gaewin834/
Gawisn831/
Gawien831/
Gasuin831/
Gaiwin831/
Guwain831/
Gawn80624/
Guwn802/
Gaswint77165/
Gawoine772/
Gawinne771/
Gouwina771/
Gashuin771/
Gaweine771/
Gawaine770/
Gubin7317,072/
Gabin7310,429/
Gowin734,280/
Gawne731,581/
Gawen73272/
Guwen7330/
Ngawn7315/
Gaivn732/
Gouwn731/
Gawiń731/
Gauvn731/
Gaywn731/
Gawim730/
Gasswint71134/
Gaussuin71113/
Gayewein711/
Goubin671,586/
Gawehn67372/
Gawaen67140/
Gaiwen6788/
Gaewen6786/
Gawene6772/
Gouwyn6748/
Goowin6738/
Gauben6735/
Gouwen6735/
Gaywen6726/
Gaibin6722/
Guhbin6719/
Ghabin6719/
Gowien6712/
Gawöhn678/
Gawień676/
Gayuen673/
Geabin672/
Gasuen672/
Gouuin672/
Ghajwn671/
Ghubin671/
Gasuim671/
Gaabin671/
Ghawen671/
Nguwyn671/
Hgawne671/
Ggabin671/
Gusuin671/
Guwyne671/
Gaiven671/
Gaiben670/
Gayown670/
Guchwindt670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gauwin
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