Gwyan Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gwyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia381:116,0148,917
United States91:40,273,215872,126

Gwyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwyan is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwyan? popularity and diffusion

Gwyan is the 2,843,861st most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Gwyan live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 116,014. In Liberia Gwyan is primarily concentrated in: Grand Gedeh County, where 74 percent live and Montserrado County, where 26 percent live. Not including Liberia Gwyan occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live.

Gwyan Last Name Statistics demography

Gwyan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwyann911/
Gwyon8018/
Gbyan8014/
Gvyan803/
Gwian801/
Gwyam800/
Gwijan733/
Gwayon731/
Gweyon731/
Kwyane731/
Gwihan730/
Gwijane6710/
Gbayian671/

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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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  • 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 Gwyan
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