Gewen Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Gewen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Gewen (105) may also be a first name.
Gewen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gewen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gewen is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gewen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Gewen occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Gewen are found; 62 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 62 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 920,134th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 105 people.
The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Gewen is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 92 percent live and Morobe, where 8 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in China, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Gewen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gewen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gewen last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaewen | 91 | 86 | / |
| Guewen | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gehwen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Geewen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gewn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Geswent | 83 | 65 | / |
| Giewein | 83 | 2 | / |
| Geeswen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Geben | 80 | 823 | / |
| Gewin | 80 | 351 | / |
| Zewen | 80 | 105 | / |
| Sewen | 80 | 104 | / |
| Geuen | 80 | 18 | / |
| Giwen | 80 | 16 | / |
| Jewen | 80 | 7 | / |
| Geewn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gewwn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gywen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geswendt | 77 | 30 | / |
| Gaewwaen | 77 | 4 | / |
| Geshwend | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gechwend | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zewien | 73 | 153 | / |
| Gawaen | 73 | 140 | / |
| Zewein | 73 | 128 | / |
| Zeween | 73 | 122 | / |
| Gaiwen | 73 | 88 | / |
| Siewen | 73 | 76 | / |
| Seuwen | 73 | 66 | / |
| Gewain | 73 | 32 | / |
| Zewhen | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gaywen | 73 | 26 | / |
| Giwaen | 73 | 23 | / |
| Sewaen | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gowien | 73 | 12 | / |
| Jewenk | 73 | 10 | / |
| Geyven | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gewinn | 73 | 6 | / |
| Guiwen | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zhewen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gaewin | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngeuen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Geouen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Goeuen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gowaen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgewne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geeswn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geueng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gebehn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawien | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeween | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seawen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeewen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngywen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seewen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geschwend | 71 | 42 | / |
| Gawn | 67 | 624 | / |
| Nguywen | 67 | 301 | / |
| Geschwendt | 67 | 131 | / |
| Gown | 67 | 129 | / |
| Gesswin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gywn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sewn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Siewien | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giwn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeyswen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeweine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giewing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djewene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewindt | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gewen
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