Geswind Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Geswind Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geswind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7651:70,8218,831
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Geswind Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geswind is most common in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Geswind? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 444,963rd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. The last name Geswind is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Geswind are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Geswind is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 765 people, or 1 in 70,821. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 56 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent live and Northern Cape, where 11 percent live. Barring South Africa Geswind is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Geswind Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geswind has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geswind last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geswind Last Name Statistics demography

Geswind earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.99% less than the national average, earning R 97,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geswindt931,497/
Geshwind9315/
Geswintd931/
Geschwind881,395/
Geswint86855/
Gezwind8627/
Gaswind8623/
Geswend862/
Giswind861/
Geschwindt82121/
Gesschwind820/
Geswendt8030/
Geshwend804/
Gechwind801/
Gezwindt801/
Gishwind801/
Geschwend7542/
Geschwint7510/
Gaswint71165/
Geschwendt71131/
Geswent7165/
Gezwint7137/
Gasswint67134/
Guyschwindt672/
Gosswint671/
Gichwind671/
Geschhwendt671/
Gechwend670/
Geschwentz591/
Jeswent572/
Gezwent571/
Gasswent530/

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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 Geswind
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