Gawon Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gawon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5191:341,31618,530
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Gawon (362) may also be a first name.

Gawon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawon is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 530,215th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Gawon live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 457,558th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 362 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 519 people, or 1 in 341,316. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 59 percent reside, Adamawa, where 6 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Gawon is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaywon9130/
Gaawon9112/
Gahwon9110/
Gaewon914/
Gawuon911/
Gawwon911/
Gawond911/
Gawohn910/
Gaywont8313/
Gawoehn836/
Gaiwong835/
Gawoine832/
Ngaawon831/
Gowon806,056/
Gabon805,727/
Gawan803,242/
Gavon80654/
Gewon8029/
Gawom807/
Gawun803/
Gahawong774/
Gawand731,448/
Gaabon73522/
Gawane73260/
Gewohn73163/
Gaybon7377/
Gawune7372/
Giewon7364/
Gavong7336/
Gawaan7333/
Gaibon7330/
Gawant7314/
Gavone7312/
Gowone7311/
Gaiwan739/
Gahwan739/
Gaboun738/
Gaawan736/
Gawgun735/
Gaywan734/
Ngowon734/
Gaboon733/
Gajwan733/
Ngavon733/
Gayvon732/
Ghawan732/
Gaboyn732/
Gavoin732/
Gawwan732/
Ggowon732/
Gawoum732/
Gowoon732/
Ngawun731/
Cgawan731/
Gawhan731/
Gowond731/
Gavonn731/
Gawgan731/
Gavond731/
Gavont731/
Gauwan731/
Gowoun731/
Goiwon731/
Gowwon731/
Gavonh731/
Gaivon731/
Gaboin730/
Gawahan671,296/
Kgawane67516/
Gawhane67367/
Gawunhe6739/
Ghaywan6732/
Ghawand6729/
Gayvont6717/
Gauwane6717/
Goiwone6714/
Ghaboun6712/
Gohwong6712/
Ghawane6711/
Gawasin6711/
Gawaten6710/
Gaawand674/
Gaewhan674/
Ghaiwan673/
Gahbonn673/
Ghawoum673/
Gahabon672/
Gawahne672/
Gahawan672/
Gaboyhn671/
Gavhone671/
Ggawand671/
Gajwane671/
Ngoiwon671/
Ngouwon671/
Ngaawan671/
Gauvoin671/
Gachwan671/
Gaiboon671/
Gaivong671/
Ncgawan670/

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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 Gawon
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