Gwells Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gwells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Gwells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwells is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwells? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,414,640th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwells reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Gwells is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 87 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 13 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Gwells occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Gwells Last Name Statistics demography

Gwells earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.97% less than the national average, earning R 104,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guells8315/
Guelles77208/
Qwels734/
Guels732/
Gwlsp731/
Guelless711/
Guills6722/
Kuells6722/
Gwiles6713/
Quells6711/
Gouels671/
Guelss671/
Cuells671/

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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 Gwells
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