Where Does The Last Name Gewen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gewen occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gewen is the 4,307,654^th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Gewen live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 62 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 920,134^th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 105 people.

The last name Gewen is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 92 percent live and Morobe, where 8 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in China, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Gewen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gewen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gewen surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.