Gwim Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gwim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Gwim (19) may also be a first name.
Gwim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwim is most common in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwim? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwim is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Gwim reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gwim is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 19 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Gwim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gwim has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwim | 89 | 3 | / |
| Gwimm | 89 | 3 | / |
| Gwaime | 80 | 29 | / |
| Gwin | 75 | 7,009 | / |
| Guim | 75 | 1,652 | / |
| Gwem | 75 | 351 | / |
| Kwim | 75 | 51 | / |
| Gbim | 75 | 21 | / |
| Gwym | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gvim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qwim | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ghwaism | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwinn | 67 | 6,736 | / |
| Gweme | 67 | 734 | / |
| Gwien | 67 | 114 | / |
| Ngwin | 67 | 89 | / |
| Kwime | 67 | 38 | / |
| Guaim | 67 | 31 | / |
| Guimm | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cwaim | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gqwem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guimn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwimt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ghwin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gwuin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gwim
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis