Gwent Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Gwent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales221:140,66110,115
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Gwent (15) may also be a first name.

Gwent Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwent (Arabic: غونت) is more commonly found in Wales than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gwent click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwent? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Gwent reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles. Gwent is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename globally, held by 15 people.

The last name Gwent is most commonly used in Wales, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 140,661. In Wales Gwent is most numerous in: Gwynedd, where 50 percent reside, Torfaen County Borough, where 41 percent reside and City and County of Cardiff, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Wales Gwent exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 13 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent reside.

Gwent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gwent has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gwent surname decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwente91455/
Gwenth910/
Gwnt891/
Gwend8088/
Guent805/
Kwent802/
Qwent801/
Gwint801/
Gweynett771/
Kwente7316/
Gweend738/
Guenth731/
Gwweend679/
Gbnt675/
Gweendh672/
Gwnd671/
Kwentte671/
Gwinntt670/

Gwent Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gwent in the Arabic language
غونتghwnt-

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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 Gwent
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