Gewalt Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gewalt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gewalt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3131:257,20627,662
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gewalt Last Name Facts

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

Gewalt is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gewalt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewalt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 666,162nd most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gewalt live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 257,206. In Germany Gewalt is mostly concentrated in: Thuringia, where 26 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Gewalt exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Gewalt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gewalt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 5,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gewalt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gewalt are 32.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.17% registered with the party.

Gewalt earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.04% more than the national average, earning $49,638 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giewalt922/
Gewalts920/
Gewaldt920/
Sewalt83462/
Gewald83398/
Gawalt8324/
Gevalt8319/
Giewald77139/
Seewalt77132/
Ghevalt77130/
Seawalt7728/
Gehwald7714/
Gebault7712/
Scewalt773/
Sgewald771/
Gibealt771/
Gevault771/
Seywalt771/
Sewaldt771/
Gewuald771/
Gibeault711,996/
Seewaldt71187/
Gebeault7112/
Seawaldt710/
Gevald671,954/
Sewald671,754/
Zewald67185/
Gevelt67100/
Sevalt6797/
Sewolt6759/
Goibeault6712/
Gebald6710/
Gowald678/
Cewald674/
Gewold672/
Gawald671/
Giebeault671/
Govelt670/
Gebolt670/

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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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  • 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 Gewalt
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