Gerwin Surname

236,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9841:81,81410,332
United States5231:693,03854,910
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Gerwin (11,011) may also be a first name.

Gerwin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gerwin occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerwin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 236,630th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,291,841 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Gerwin reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gerwin is also the 57,421st most common forename globally. It is borne by 11,011 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 984 people, or 1 in 81,814. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 3 percent reside. Other than Germany Gerwin occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Gerwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gerwin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerwin last name grew 2,490 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerwin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerwin surname are 31.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gerwin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning $46,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $51,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerwien92970/
Gerwinn9252/
Gerwein9211/
Gerwink928/
Gierwin921/
Gherwin920/
Gerwine920/
Gerwn911/
Gerhwine861/
Gehrwien861/
Serwin832,035/
Gerwen83234/
Gerbin83198/
Garwin83132/
Grewin8383/
Zerwin8342/
Gorwin8341/
Jerwin8336/
Geruin832/
Gaerwn831/
Gerwyn831/
Girwin830/
Gerwenn77181/
Geruing771/
Girwing771/
Gorwn731/
Gerbn731/
Grewn731/
Gerwayne712/
Gerweyne711/
Zerbin671,273/
Gerben67203/
Grewen6786/
Seruin6717/
Garuin679/
Girbin675/
Garwen675/
Cerwén674/
Serwiń674/
Serwen672/
Jerwyn672/
Giruin672/
Garrwn671/
Geruim671/
Zerhwn671/
Seerwn671/
Zeerwn671/
Gorwnn670/
Jirwin670/

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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 Gerwin
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