Gwozdz Surname

240,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gwozdz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwozdz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8601:421,46436,514
Germany2201:365,93434,941
France1441:461,26965,815
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Canada871:423,51337,101
Poland741:513,63249,911
Argentina461:929,20559,251
England371:1,505,89364,828
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Norway101:514,22941,629
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Gwoždz (7), Gwoźdz (5), Gwożdz (2) & Gwózdz (1) are calculated separately.

Gwozdz Last Name Facts

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

Gwozdz is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Gwoždz, Gwoźdz, Gwożdz or Gwózdz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwozdz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 240,172nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,374,277 people. The surname Gwozdz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Gwozdz are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 860 people, or 1 in 421,464. In The United States Gwozdz is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Gwozdz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gwozdz surname are 18.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.1% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gwozdz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.61% less than the national average, earning 233,208 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.44% more than the national average, earning $64,311 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwoždz947/
Gwoźdz945/
Gwożdz942/
Gwózdz941/
Gwosdz83990/
Gvozdz8334/
Gwuzdz8313/
Guozdz832/
Gwozds832/
Gwoisdz771/
Gvozds676/

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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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  • 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 Gwozdz
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