Gew Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Gew Surname Definition:

Pryce renders gew, the stay, support; and says, on many estates (especially in the west) one of the best fields is called the Gew, probably from its being the support of the estate. There is a place called Grew in Crowan.

Gew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
South Sudan161:713,442947
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales121:130,7015,289
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gew (181) may also be a first name.

Gew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pryce renders gew, the stay, support; and says, on many estates (especially in the west) one of the best fields is called the Gew, probably from its being the support of the estate. There is a place called Grew in Crowan.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Gew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻛﻮ) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gew? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,091,648th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Gew live; 42 percent live in Southeast Asia and 21 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gew is also the 677,199th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 181 people.

Gew is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 5,955,190. In The Philippines Gew is most numerous in: Soccsksargen, where 94 percent live and Central Luzon, where 6 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Gew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gew last name expanded 108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gew last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Gew earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $47,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gewe86986/
Geew8628/
Guew8617/
Gews8613/
Ghew865/
Giew862/
Kgew861/
Gewf861/
Gewh861/
Ggew861/
Gewp861/
Gewz861/
Gehw861/
Jgew861/
Xgew861/
Gheew7523/
Geewe757/
Ngeew757/
Ngeyw754/
Geesw752/
Ghewh752/
Giewe752/
Ghewe752/
Geehw751/
Guejw751/
Dgiew751/
Ggeew751/
Nghew751/
Guewf751/
Gehew750/
Sew673,508/
Geb672,223/
Jew672,171/
Gev6790/
Zew6751/
Gaheew6737/
Giw6724/
Gef677/
Geeshw674/
Gyw674/
Gheesw674/
Gjw673/
Ghechw671/
Ngeejw671/

Gew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺇﻛﻮakw-

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