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 occurs most in Austria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwiss? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwiss is the 1,849,867th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Gwiss occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gwiss live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Austria, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 137,346. In Austria Gwiss is most prevalent in: Lower Austria, where 85 percent reside, Vienna, where 11 percent reside and Tyrol, where 2 percent reside. Other than Austria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.
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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