Ganwang Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Ganwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ganwang Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Ganwang (891) may also be a first name.

Ganwang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ganwang is most common in Taiwan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganwang? popularity and diffusion

Ganwang is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Ganwang reside; 91 percent reside in East Asia and 91 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 272,255th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 891 people.

The surname Ganwang is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,604,972. In Taiwan Ganwang is most numerous in: Taipei City, where 67 percent live, Taoyuan City, where 22 percent live and Tainan City, where 11 percent live. Other than Taiwan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and China, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganbang862/
Gonwang861/
Ganwong861/
Nganwong8048/
Ganhuang8017/
Ghanbang8016/
Gambang71261/
Gonbang7114/
Ganbong711/
Gamwong711/
Ganuong711/
Gomwang711/
Gambong571,540/
Gombang5747/
Ngamvong5319/
Goumbang5311/
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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 Ganwang
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