Gaplong Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gaplong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaplong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Gaplong Last Name Facts

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

Gaplong is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaplong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Gaplong live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Gaplong is mostly found in: Gombe, where 45 percent live, Lagos, where 36 percent live and Kano, where 9 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aplong9211/
Gaplung8612/
Gaplang861/
Applong860/
Hapliong8012/
Aplang7733/
Gaplan7715/
Hoplong719/
Applang711/
Gapillan671/
Goupillon63248/
Gaplanova636/
Goplan6226/
Goupillion598/
Goupillont591/
Gouspillon591/
Godplan571/
Gopplan571/
Goplane571/
Gopland570/
Goodplan535/
Applianc532/
Gobpland531/

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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 Gaplong
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