Gwry Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gwry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gwry Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Gwry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwry is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwry? popularity and diffusion

Gwry is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Gwry are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Gwry is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Gwry is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwraya802/
Gwri7510/
Gwre756/
Gbry752/
Gwra752/
Qwry751/
Gvry751/
Ghwri676/
Gbray674/
Gbrey672/
Gwrha672/
Ghwra672/
Gwhri671/
Ngwre671/
Gwrai671/
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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 Gwry
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