Gvozdova Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gvozdova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gvozdova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1821:52,2048,910
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gvozdová (10) & Gvozďová (5) are calculated separately.

Gvozdova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gvozdova (Russian: Гвоздова) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Gvozdová or Gvozďová. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gvozdova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 968,490th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Gvozdova are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Belarus, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 52,204. In Belarus Gvozdova is most common in: Vitebsk Region, where 96 percent reside, Mogilev Region, where 2 percent reside and Minsk, where 2 percent reside. Besides Belarus this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent reside and Moldova, where 2 percent reside.

Gvozdova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gvozdova last name is chiefly Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gvozdova are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 40% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gvozdová9610/
Gvozdov93151/
Gvozďová925/
Gvazdova883/
Gvuzdova881/
Gvozdovs881/
Gvazdovas821/
Gvazdov803/
Gvozd772,824/
Gvuzdová7536/
Gvozdoff751/
Gwozdová751/
Gvozdz7134/
Gvozds716/
Gwuzdová6318/
Gvuzďová631/
Gwozd62108/
Gvozď625/
Guozd623/
Gwozds572/
Guozdz572/
Gwosdow538/
Gwosdof535/

Gvozdova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gvozdova in the Russian language
Гвоздоваgvozdova-

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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 Gvozdova
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