Gniewyk Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gniewyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gniewyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Gniewyk Last Name Facts

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

Gniewyk is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gniewyk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Gniewyk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Gniewyk live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,688,718. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 100 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands Gniewyk is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niewyk9221/
Gnewek771/
Niewek771/
Niewijk7167/
Niewiek7151/
Niewick715/
Niewisk711/
Gnieweková711/
Gneiwek711/
Niewhisk670/
Nieweg62561/
Niibek6212/
Nyibek625/
Niewig620/
Njewike57135/
Niebeek57108/
Nieswic575/
Gneviks571/
Njibeck571/
Nyejwek571/
Gngevik571/
Nieszwic5330/
N'Jibeck531/
Njaibeck531/

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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 Gniewyk
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