Gvozda Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gvozda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gvozda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gvozda (22) may also be a first name.

Gvozda Last Name Facts

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

Gvozda (Russian: Гвозда) is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gvozda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gvozda is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gvozda live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most common forename internationally, held by 22 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 683,349. In Latvia Gvozda is mostly concentrated in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 67 percent reside and Riga Planning Region, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gvozdas92150/
Gwozda83137/
Gvazda833/
Gvezda831/
Gvozdaitė805/
Gvozdey7714/
Gvazdas771/
Gwozdacz711/
Gwazda6761/
Gwozdo6713/
Gwosda671/
Gwezda671/
Gwazdacz57257/
Quezda5059/
Cwojda5039/
Gwasda5026/
Gwajda501/

Gvozda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gvozda in the Russian language
Гвоздаgvozda-

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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 Gvozda
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