Gordwin Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Gordwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gordwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Gordwin (118) may also be a first name.

Gordwin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gordwin occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gordwin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Gordwin is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Gordwin reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gordwin is also the 859,937th most widespread first name internationally, held by 118 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 2,279,616. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 77 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Louisiana, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Gordwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gordwin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gordwin last name expanded 636 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gordwin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gordwin surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Gordwin earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.77% less than the national average, earning $31,596 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gordwine935/
Gordwijn931/
Gordwn920/
Gardwin861/
Gorduin861/
Gordwim861/
Gordwyn861/
Gorthwint750/
Gardwen711/
Garthwin672/

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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 Gordwin
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