Gewild Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Gewild Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gewild Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Gewild Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gewild is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewild? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gewild reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Northern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Western Cape, where 42 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent are found.

Gewild Last Name Statistics demography

Gewild earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.05% more than the national average, earning R 366,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gewildt9224/
Gewiltd921/
Gewildz921/
Geweld83133/
Geweldt77139/
Gesweld771/
Gowld736/
Gewelt6781/
Zeweld6714/
Zeweldt622/
Goewelt621/
Gawlt554/
Geblt553/
Govld552/
Göbelt5088/
Gebelt5077/
Gäbelt5019/
Gibelt5017/
Jewlet501/
Jewelt501/
Sewelt500/

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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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  • 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 Gewild
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