Gawin Surname

116,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gawin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3,4541:11,0041,558
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
France451:1,476,060142,161
England261:2,143,00282,017
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Austria91:946,15970,786
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Gawiń (1) are calculated separately.

Gawin (311) may also be a first name.

Gawin Last Name Facts

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

Gawin occurs most in Poland. It can be found as a variant: Gawiń. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawin? popularity and diffusion

Gawin is the 116,481st most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,841,685 people. The surname Gawin is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Gawin live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 498,315th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 311 people.

This last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 3,454 people, or 1 in 11,004. Aside from Poland this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Gawin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gawin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 452 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gawin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gawin last name are 7.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.24% being registered with the political party.

Gawin earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $43,987 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawiń931/
Gawain9189/
Gauwin9158/
Gawinn917/
Gaewin914/
Gaiwin911/
Gawisn911/
Gawien911/
Gawn89624/
Gaswint83165/
Gauwain8373/
Gawoine832/
Gawinne831/
Gaweine831/
Gawaine830/
Gabin8010,429/
Gowin804,280/
Gawne801,581/
Gewin80351/
Gawen80272/
Ngawn8015/
Gaivn802/
Gaywn801/
Gauwn800/
Gawim800/
Gasswint77134/
Gauchwin7736/
Gauswind771/
Gawehn73372/
Gawaen73140/
Gaubin73108/
Gahuin7392/
Gaiwen7388/
Gaewen7386/
Gawene7372/
Goowin7338/
Gaywen7326/
Gaibin7322/
Ghabin7319/
Gowien7312/
Gauwen739/
Gawöhn738/
Gewinn736/
Gawień736/
Gowain734/
Gowein732/
Gowine732/
Gaabin731/
Hgawne731/
Ggabin731/
Gasuin731/
Ghawen731/
Ghajwn731/
Gaiven731/
Gaiben730/
Gown67129/
Gawoehn676/
Gewn672/
Gavn671/
Ghaibin671/
Gawenne671/
Gashuin671/
Goswing671/
Gouwina671/
Gahwehn671/
Gabn671/
Gosswin671/

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Footnotes

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