Gewad Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Gewad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gewad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania201:204,74310,209
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gewad (19) may also be a first name.

Gewad Last Name Facts

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

Gewad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺍﺩ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gewad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Gewad is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Gewad reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name globally, borne by 19 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 204,743. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 60 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 20 percent live and Gorgol Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Mauritania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 15 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guewad91293/
Gewaid91163/
Ghewad915/
Gaewaid835/
Gawad8013,011/
Gebad80214/
Gowad80208/
Jewad80102/
Sewad8015/
Gewat809/
Gevad808/
Giwad801/
Gjwad801/
Gawwad73321/
Gawaad73305/
Gaiwad73150/
Ghebad73140/
Giewat7354/
Ghevad7352/
Gawhad7344/
Gaywad7338/
Ghawad7334/
Gevaud7323/
Jewaid7313/
Ghowad7313/
Gowaid7310/
Zewaid739/
Gujwad737/
Sewaid737/
Geswat736/
Zewayd734/
Gewatt734/
Gajwad733/
Gebhad732/
Jeswad731/
Jewwad731/
Sehwad731/
Seewad731/
Giwaad731/
Seawad731/
Goevad731/
Gahwad731/
Gewait731/
Guewat731/
Gaawad731/
Sewadd731/
Gibeaud67322/
Guewatt6731/
Gaihwad6710/
Gebhadt673/
Gaijwad673/
Gaveaud671/
Gawahad671/
Gahawad671/
Ghaiwad671/
Geswath671/
Gaaiwad671/
Seewadt671/

Gewad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gewad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺍﺩkwad93.75
ﺟﻮﺍﺩjwad6.25

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