Gawehns Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gawehns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawehns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1531:526,17944,202
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gawehns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawehns has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawehns? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,328,442nd most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Gawehns reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Gawehns is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 526,179. In Germany Gawehns is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 30 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 19 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Gawehns Last Name Statistics demography

Gawehns earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $46,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawens9231/
Gaens83417/
Awens8363/
Gowens771,597/
Gavens77264/
Gawins7717/
Gehans7714/
Gawans7712/
Gaiens773/
Gaensh773/
Aweens772/
Awense771/
Goehns771/
Gayens770/
Hawens770/
Gauens770/
Aens730/
Gouwens71503/
Gaitens71348/
Gaggens7129/
Gaujens7120/
Gausens712/
Hawhins712/
Gaensch712/
Goweens711/
Awhense711/
Gajensh711/
Gawgins710/
Gehians710/
Owens67265,822/
Gauns672,944/
Goens671,636/
Gains671,492/
Gaussens67584/
Avens67483/
Geans67333/
Geyns6797/
Gaittens6793/
Ngaihans6761/
Gaenz6740/
Ayens6716/
Oehns677/
Gayns675/
Ahuns675/
Ehans674/
Ajens672/
Aihns670/
Aenns670/

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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 Gawehns
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