Gorwin Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gorwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Gorwin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorwin is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorwin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Gorwin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Gorwin live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States Gorwin is primarily concentrated in: California, where 71 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and West Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Gorwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gorwin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorwin surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorwin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gorwin are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Gorwin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.95% more than the national average, earning $57,368 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorwn911/
Gerwin831,698/
Gorbin83175/
Garwin83132/
Gurwin83120/
Gorwyn8327/
Gorwnn830/
Gerwien77970/
Gourbin77295/
Goorbin77214/
Gerwinn7752/
Gierwin771/
Gherwin770/
Gorvn731/
Gerwn731/
Ghoorbin71821/
Ghourbin711/
Gehrwien711/
Garbin6714,347/
Gurbin67327/
Gerwen67234/
Garuin679/
Garwen675/
Goruim674/
Gorben673/
Geruin672/
Gurwen671/
Gaerwn671/
Garrwn671/
Goruinova671/
Gorbyn671/

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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 Gorwin
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