Gangso Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Norway

Gangso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gangso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gangso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gangso occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gangso.

How Common Is The Last Name Gangso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gangso is the 3,274,477th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Gangso is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gangso reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Gangso is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 94 percent are found, Borno, where 3 percent are found and Taraba, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngangso9210/
Gangsou926/
Gangsoy925/
Gangsuo923/
Angso9130/
Ngangsso863/
Ngangsou861/
Gangsa834,670/
Gangco8377/
Hangso8317/
Angsoy8314/
Gongso836/
Angsod832/
Angsou832/
Angsop831/
Gancsos7763/
Gongsoh7718/
Ngangsa773/
Gangsaa773/
Hangsou772/
Gangjoo771/
Ngongso771/
Hhangso771/
Angsa73422/
Ongso7349/
Ganxo7312/
Angzo731/
Ancso731/
Gangsaas7146/
Gankshoo7111/
Ngoungso711/
Ghangsah711/
Gongshou711/
Hangshoo711/
Gangca67375/
Hangzo67103/
Hangsa6799/
Gangxa6756/
Angsah6739/
Hongso6737/
Gongxo6735/
Ongsod6734/
Ongsio678/
Ongsoi675/
Gongco674/
Eangsa673/
Angsas672/
Angcho671/
Angsad671/
Gangja671/
Ongsoy671/
Ganxas671/
Gancsa671/
Angsia671/
Nganxo671/
Ong'so671/

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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 Gangso
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