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 last name Gwein is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwein? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,628,521st most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwein live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 36,434. In Liberia Gwein is primarily found in: Grand Gedeh County, where 80 percent are found, Nimba County, where 12 percent are found and Lofa County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Liberia Gwein is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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
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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 Gwein
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