Gwien Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gwien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1121:39,3623,634
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Gwien Last Name Facts

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

Gwien occurs most in Liberia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwien? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,710,039th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwien are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Gwien is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 39,362. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Gedeh County, where 87 percent reside, Nimba County, where 8 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwin897,009/
Gwen89259/
Gwinn806,736/
Guien80610/
Ngwin8089/
Gween8072/
Gwenn8045/
Gwehn8018/
Kwien8013/
Gbien8013/
Gweun8012/
Gwyin806/
Kgwen802/
Gwyen802/
Gwink801/
Gwaen801/
Ghwin800/
Gwuin800/
Gwiin800/
Gwiyn800/
Gwn7511/
Cwienk73208/
Guihen73152/
Gcwina7319/
Guijen7318/
Gwenqu7315/
Gwiina7310/
Gwiine731/
Guienn731/
Gwinne731/
Nkwien731/
Quwien731/
Hguien731/
Geewen731/
Gwiynn731/
Gwuinn731/
Guin6741,630/
Gwyn673,463/
Guen672,351/
Kwen671,410/
Kwin671,006/
Gwem67351/
Guiheen67167/
Cwen67106/
Gbin67101/
Qwin6747/
Gben6737/
Qwen6727/
Ėgvienė6714/
Gwwn677/
Kwiecin677/
Cwin674/
Kwiecen674/
Gwim673/
Gweendh672/
Gouhien671/
Geeswen671/
Gbayien671/
Gqwn671/
Ghwn671/
Qgwn671/
Gwnt671/
Gwnn671/
Gwnd671/
Gwinntt670/

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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 Gwien
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