Gewers Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gewers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gewers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6171:87,80810,786
Namibia1711:14,0902,605
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gewers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gewers is found most in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gewers is the 393,535th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Gewers reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Gewers is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 617 people, or 1 in 87,808. In South Africa Gewers is most common in: Northern Cape, where 48 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Other than South Africa Gewers exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Gewers Last Name Statistics demography

Gewers earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.74% less than the national average, earning R 157,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaewers926/
Geywers921/
Gevers834,951/
Gowers832,700/
Gebers831,013/
Jewers83812/
Sewers8391/
Gäwers8347/
Cewers8334/
Zewers8323/
Gawers835/
Gewors831/
Siewers77961/
Geevers77289/
Gievers77152/
Ziewers77113/
Gevaers7738/
Goevers7712/
Geebers772/
Giebers772/
Geverse771/
Seiwers770/
Goevaers7161/
Jewherst711/
Severs673,763/
Govers673,515/
Givers67244/
Cevers6786/
Siwers6763/
Gavers6759/
Zebers6716/
Gawors677/
Gévers673/
Jevers672/
Gibers672/
Gyvers671/
Zevers671/
Žebers671/
Sewirs670/
Gowars670/

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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
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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 Gewers
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