Gwein Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Gwein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 121 | 1:36,434 | 3,379 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwein is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwein? popularity and diffusion
Gwein is the 1,628,521st most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwein are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Gwein is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 36,434. In Liberia Gwein is primarily found in: Grand Gedeh County, where 80 percent reside, Nimba County, where 12 percent reside and Lofa County, where 7 percent reside. Besides Liberia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwin | 89 | 7,009 | / |
| Gwen | 89 | 259 | / |
| Ngweyin | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngwejin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwinn | 80 | 6,736 | / |
| Gwain | 80 | 497 | / |
| Gween | 80 | 72 | / |
| Kwein | 80 | 60 | / |
| Gbein | 80 | 57 | / |
| Gwine | 80 | 46 | / |
| Gwenn | 80 | 45 | / |
| Guein | 80 | 44 | / |
| Gwean | 80 | 33 | / |
| Gwene | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gwehn | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gvein | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gweun | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gwenh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kgwen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwoin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qwein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwuin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ghwin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gwuene | 73 | 51 | / |
| Guowen | 73 | 47 | / |
| Ghwain | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gwenhe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gwinhe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gwayen | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gbeyin | 73 | 19 | / |
| Gweyan | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gweyim | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gwitén | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ghbein | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gweyen | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gwijan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kweine | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbawen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gweten | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeien | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwuinn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweyon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geewen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwinne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cweing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwecin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwejin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngweun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghwine | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueion | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gwyn | 67 | 3,463 | / |
| Gwan | 67 | 2,087 | / |
| Gven | 67 | 593 | / |
| Gvin | 67 | 49 | / |
| Guoweng | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kwechin | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gwejeng | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gouesin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gwejane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Qweitin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwajine | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwiyand | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngweyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwessin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwuegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nggwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwouen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhetin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweaneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweynne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guehion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gvescin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwechen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweyang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwein
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