Gankwon Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gankwon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankwon | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gangwon | 86 | 12 | / |
| Gankwan | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gankwang | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ankwan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gagwon | 77 | 7 | / |
| Onkwon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angwon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ainkwan | 71 | 36 | / |
| Gagwong | 71 | 35 | / |
| Gakuhon | 71 | 25 | / |
| Gangwan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gongwon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gangbon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gaikwan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onkwone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gangwun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ankuong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ankwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ankwand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gatkuon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gangwane | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ainkwang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hankwank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hangwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gongwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonkwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gankuane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaikwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angkwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angkuhon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatnguon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamkwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangwant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaukwan | 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
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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 Gankwon
- 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