Gewer Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gewer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gewer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gewer (16) may also be a first name.

Gewer Last Name Facts

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

Gewer has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Gewer live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gewer is also the 2,786,762nd most common given name worldwide, held by 16 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 846,527. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 94 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent are found and Limpopo, where 2 percent are found. Not including South Africa Gewer is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Gewer Last Name Statistics demography

Gewer earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 342.22% more than the national average, earning R 1,050,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gewehr912,249/
Geweer9147/
Gewher9120/
Gewerz913/
Gewerh913/
Gewear912/
Gewere912/
Guewer911/
Ngewer911/
Giewer910/
Gewerth83152/
Gewuerz8314/
Geweher8313/
Guewehr833/
Giewert832/
Gesswer831/
Gower8022,403/
Gever802,835/
Geber802,067/
Geuer80986/
Jewer80923/
Sewer80380/
Gawer80199/
Giwer80183/
Zewer80131/
Gywer800/
Geschwer7716/
Gevher73715/
Seewer73705/
Gevert73312/
Geever73223/
Göwert73176/
Siewer73143/
Gowher73129/
Gevehr73120/
Giever7373/
Gewirz7362/
Geverd7331/
Ziewer7327/
Geyber7316/
Gevger7314/
Zewert7313/
Jewere7312/
Gawher738/
Geeber735/
Ghawer735/
Gevere734/
Gäwert734/
Guever733/
Ghower732/
Zeywer732/
Gawier731/
Seweer731/
Jewher731/
Gejber731/
Goveer731/
Ghever731/
Giwier731/
Jewerh731/
Geuert731/
Gewior731/
Cewher731/
Ngiwer731/
Jehwer731/
Sewier731/
Geyver731/
Jeweir731/
Geverz730/
Gaever730/
Goeuer730/
Gehwir730/
Gesuer730/
Siewier6757/
Gievert6735/
Sehwear6721/
Gäwerth6720/
Geverdt6717/
Gewirth678/
Getvert675/
Guevehr675/
Jehwear674/
Zeeweer674/
Ziewert674/
Gheever673/
Guevere672/
Goevier671/
Geuerrz671/
Gajveer671/
Ghaveer671/
Ghiwere671/
Guesuer671/
Geebeir671/
Jesweer671/
Ceweher671/
Zeewier671/
Geveart671/
Giswert671/
Gaywerd670/
Gessuer670/
Gethuer670/

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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 Gewer
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