Gähwiler Surname
Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname
Gähwiler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,070 | 1:7,676 | 1,234 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 1:4,797 | 618 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Gahwiler (111) are calculated separately.
Gähwiler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gähwiler Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gähwiler is found most in Switzerland. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gahwiler. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gähwiler? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 340,053rd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,741,486 people. The surname Gähwiler occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gähwiler live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,070 people, or 1 in 7,676. In Switzerland Gähwiler is primarily found in: Canton of St Gallen, where 41 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent live and Canton of Thurgau, where 17 percent live. Beside Switzerland this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Liechtenstein, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gahwiler | 96 | 111 | / |
| Gähweiler | 94 | 7 | / |
| Gähwyler | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gähwilerová | 84 | 3 | / |
| Gehweiler | 82 | 345 | / |
| Gaehwiler | 82 | 85 | / |
| Geshwiler | 82 | 12 | / |
| Gishwiler | 82 | 1 | / |
| Geweiler | 75 | 90 | / |
| Gahwyler | 75 | 42 | / |
| Goweiler | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gewisler | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gewailer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gäbeler | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gibeler | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawyler | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geweler | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gahvilleer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gibiler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Giveler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Giebeler | 63 | 1,116 | / |
| Gaviller | 63 | 27 | / |
| Geveiler | 63 | 10 | / |
| Geuisler | 63 | 0 | / |
| Geviller | 63 | 0 | / |
| Geveilere | 59 | 1 | / |
| Göbeler | 53 | 132 | / |
| Geveler | 53 | 119 | / |
| Gebeler | 53 | 30 | / |
| Geveyler | 50 | 370 | / |
| Goveyler | 50 | 51 | / |
| Gevayler | 50 | 12 | / |
| Gavayler | 50 | 3 | / |
| Gevajler | 50 | 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
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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 Gähwiler
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