Gwiss Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Gwiss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 62 | 1:137,346 | 18,671 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
Gwiss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwiss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwiss is borne by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwiss? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,849,867th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. Gwiss is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gwiss reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most common in Austria, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 137,346. In Austria Gwiss is primarily found in: Lower Austria, where 85 percent are found, Vienna, where 11 percent are found and Tyrol, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Austria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 27 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwis | 89 | 241 | / |
| Guiss | 80 | 154 | / |
| Gwihs | 80 | 24 | / |
| Gwess | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kwiss | 80 | 19 | / |
| Gwise | 80 | 16 | / |
| Gwisz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gwi | 75 | 222 | / |
| Gueiss | 73 | 86 | / |
| Ghwish | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ghwais | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ghweis | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kwisse | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gwaise | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwishe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwisch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwiszz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guisss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwai | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Gwei | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Guis | 67 | 822 | / |
| Kwis | 67 | 377 | / |
| Gwit | 67 | 252 | / |
| Gwes | 67 | 66 | / |
| Gwiß | 67 | 66 | / |
| Gwie | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gvis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gouhiss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwaishe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hgwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghwaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwoisdz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwiś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwiss
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