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
Gwein is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwein? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,628,521st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Gwein is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwein reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
Gwein is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 36,434. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Grand Gedeh County, where 80 percent live, Nimba County, where 12 percent live and Lofa County, where 7 percent live. Barring Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
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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