Gahong Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Gahong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gahong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gahong is most common in Malaysia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gahong is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Gahong occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gahong reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Gahong is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia Gahong is most frequent in: Pahang, where 86 percent reside and Sarawak, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaihong921/
Gahoung921/
Ngahong921/
Gaong91434/
Gayong83347/
Gohong83146/
Gaoing8338/
Gajong8326/
Gauong831/
Gaoceng7750/
Gayyong7717/
Nggaong7713/
Gohuong7710/
Gaoting778/
Hgohong776/
Gaiyong774/
Gohoung771/
Kgohong771/
Goang7362/
Gaocheng7113/
Gahounke717/
Gouang67396/
Gauang67123/
Goyong6778/
Gouong6724/
Gohang6721/
Ggoang671/
Gohoungue671/
Gojong671/
Goamng671/

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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 Gahong
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