Gerwen Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gerwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1901:88,88014,701
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Gerwen (207) may also be a first name.

Gerwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerwen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gerwen is the 1,064,392nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname Gerwen is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Gerwen are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 629,010th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 207 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 88,880. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 68 percent reside, Limburg, where 14 percent reside and Gelderland, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Gerwen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gerwen are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gerwen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $45,528 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerwien92970/
Gerwenn92181/
Gerwein9211/
Gerwn911/
Gerweyne861/
Gehrwien861/
Gerwin831,698/
Gerben83203/
Grewen8386/
Garwen835/
Serwen832/
Gerwyn831/
Gaerwn831/
Gerwinn7752/
Gerwink778/
Jerween775/
Zerwenk771/
Gerruen771/
Gierwin771/
Gherwin770/
Gerwine770/
Gorwn731/
Gerbn731/
Grewn731/
Gerwayne712/
Gerhwine711/
Gierruen711/
Serwin672,035/
Gerbin67198/
Garwin67132/
Grewin6783/
Zerwin6742/
Gorwin6741/
Jerwin6736/
Garuen6711/
Zirwen678/
Cerwén674/
Girben674/
Srewen673/
Seruen673/
Geruin672/
Jerwyn672/
Garrwn671/
Jeruen671/
Zeerwn671/
Seerwn671/
Zerhwn671/
Sirwen671/
Görben671/
Ceruen671/
Zeruen671/
Gorwnn670/
Girwin670/

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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 Gerwen
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