G Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

G Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

G Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan5291:44,319511
China1541:8,878,711584
Canada611:604,02649,778
Liberia541:81,6406,796
Afghanistan451:714,5157,832
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
India121:63,922,115578,870
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

G (9,374) may also be a first name.

G Last Name Facts

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

The surname G (Georgian: გ, Russian: Гъ) occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name G? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 374,335th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,614,991 people. The surname G is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of G live; 71 percent live in East Asia and 71 percent live in Sino-East Asia. G is also the 64,003rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 9,374 people.

G is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 529 people, or 1 in 44,319. In Taiwan G is primarily found in: Taoyuan City, where 22 percent reside, New Taipei City, where 21 percent reside and Taipei City, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Taiwan it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in China, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

G Last Name Statistics demography

G earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.47% less than the national average, earning $44,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gh6713,707/
Hg678,021/
Gg677,535/
Gt674,708/
Gs671,622/
Gp671,094/
Kg67832/
Gk67311/
Gz67184/
Cg67183/
Gc67148/
Qg675/
Gq674/
Gx672/
671/
671/
671/
671/
671/
671/

G Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
G in the Georgian language
g-
G in the Russian language
Гъg-

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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 G
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