Gwend Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gwend Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwend Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon801:259,61325,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gwend (22) may also be a first name.

Gwend Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwend is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwend? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,994,173rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gwend reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Gwend is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 22 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 259,613. In Cameroon Gwend is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 80 percent live and Centre Region, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gweend918/
Gwnd891/
Gwweend839/
Gweendh832/
Gwent8031/
Guend8020/
Kwend805/
Gbend802/
Gwind801/
Gwndh801/
Gwweendh771/
Gwente73455/
Gouend7316/
Gwwndh734/
Gwenth730/
Gwynedd6736/
Gvnd672/
Gwnt671/
Cwnd671/
Qwnd671/

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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 Gwend
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