Gwenael Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Gwenael Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Gwénael (1) are calculated separately.
Gwenael (3,983) may also be a first name.
Gwenael Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwenael Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwenael is found most frequently in France. It can also appear as a variant: Gwénael. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwenael? popularity and diffusion
Gwenael is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Gwenael reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 110,729th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 3,983 people.
The last name Gwenael is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 13,284,544. In France it is primarily found in: Brittany, where 40 percent live, Occitanie, where 40 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 20 percent live. Beside France it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.
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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 Gwenael
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