Gyven Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Gyven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gyven (20) may also be a first name.

Gyven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gyven is borne by more people in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gyven click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyven? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gyven live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 20 people.

The surname Gyven is most frequently used in Kosovo, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 620,623. In Kosovo it is most common in: District of Pristina, where 67 percent reside and District of Prizren, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Kosovo this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 25 percent reside and Finland, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geyven916/
Gyvene911/
Gyvenc911/
Gayven911/
Gyvienė831/
Given808,487/
Geven802,397/
Geeven73193/
Gueven7360/
Givent7332/
Giveen7330/
Guiven7311/
Geveng7310/
Gayvin739/
Gyving738/
Giveng735/
Givenn732/
Gevenc732/
Givesn731/
Gevean731/
Gaiven731/
Gevene731/
Givien730/
Givein730/
Givean730/
Gieven730/
Goiven730/
Gevisen6732/
Guevene6713/
Gisveyn679/
Giveand677/
Geveing672/
Guevenc671/
Dven671/
Ghayvin671/
Geeveen671/
Guyvina671/
Ghevend671/
Gevienn670/

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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 Gyven
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