Gschwilm Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gschwilm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gschwilm Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1791:449,75139,926
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gschwilm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gschwilm is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gschwilm? popularity and diffusion

Gschwilm is the 1,272,314th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gschwilm live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 449,751. In Germany Gschwilm is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 90 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live and Hesse, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kashwilima671/
Ghosh William671/

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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 Gschwilm
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