Gewang Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Gewang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Gewang (1,556) may also be a first name.
Gewang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gewang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gewang (Tibetan: དགེ་དབང་) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gewang? popularity and diffusion
Gewang is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Gewang live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gewang is also the 196,434th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,556 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 3,778,548. In Indonesia Gewang is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 66 percent live, Jambi, where 26 percent live and West Java, where 3 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and Taiwan, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goewang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gewahang | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gesswang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sewang | 83 | 1,866 | / |
| Gawang | 83 | 387 | / |
| Gebang | 83 | 113 | / |
| Giwang | 83 | 93 | / |
| Gowang | 83 | 52 | / |
| Gewong | 83 | 46 | / |
| Zewang | 83 | 32 | / |
| Jewang | 83 | 13 | / |
| Seewang | 77 | 69 | / |
| Seawang | 77 | 64 | / |
| Jehwang | 77 | 18 | / |
| Guiwang | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gehuang | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ngewong | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gaiwang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Cewaing | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jeawang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ghevang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Djewang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gowhang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawaing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sehwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ceawang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewahang | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nggiwang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Seahwang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jehwamng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gueywong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siwang | 67 | 1,548 | / |
| Gavang | 67 | 154 | / |
| Gawong | 67 | 143 | / |
| Sewong | 67 | 127 | / |
| Gowong | 67 | 122 | / |
| Jiwang | 67 | 91 | / |
| Gaweng | 67 | 91 | / |
| Gibang | 67 | 91 | / |
| Govang | 67 | 74 | / |
| Gebong | 67 | 61 | / |
| Goweng | 67 | 60 | / |
| Gavong | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ziwang | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sevang | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jewong | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zewong | 67 | 16 | / |
| Geveng | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zebang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Giveng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Giwong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hsiehwang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cevang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghevasing | 67 | 1 | / |
Gewang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gewang in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགེ་དབང་ | géwang | - |
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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 Gewang
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