Gankwang Surname
5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gankwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gankwan | 93 | 9 | / |
| Ankwang | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hankwang | 88 | 33 | / |
| Ainkwang | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gonkwang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gaikwang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Angkwang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngonkwang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngankwong | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gongkwang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Angwang | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gankwon | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gangwan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gangwane | 75 | 46 | / |
| Gongwang | 75 | 20 | / |
| Gangwong | 75 | 15 | / |
| Hangwang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hankwank | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gankuane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gangwant | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hongkwang | 71 | 31 | / |
| Anengwang | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kgonkwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hounkwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gagwong | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ongwang | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gangwon | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gangban | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ganguan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gangvan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ganquan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gongwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankuong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangcuangc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoungwang | 67 | 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
- 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 Gankwang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis