Gewon Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gewon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gewon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Guyana11:762,22114,420
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Gewon (14) may also be a first name.

Gewon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gewon occurs most in Liberia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gewon.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Gewon is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Gewon are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Gewon is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 14 people.

The last name Gewon is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 220,427. In Liberia Gewon is mostly found in: Grand Gedeh County, where 50 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 50 percent are found. Not including Liberia Gewon exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Guyana, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gewohn91163/
Gewont91111/
Giewon9164/
Gaewon914/
Giewont83105/
Guewone831/
Gowon806,056/
Gawon80610/
Jewon80155/
Gewan80131/
Sewon80115/
Gebon8063/
Zewon8042/
Giwon8025/
Gevon8017/
Geuon801/
Gywon801/
Geswondt771/
Gueywong771/
Jeewon73650/
Jeawon73160/
Gewant7372/
Sehwon7360/
Gewand7360/
Zeawon7353/
Seiwon7338/
Geevon7337/
Giveon7337/
Geewan7331/
Gaywon7330/
Gevond7326/
Gewane7326/
Goewan7325/
Ngewun7321/
Siewon7318/
Giewoń7318/
Gaawon7312/
Gahwon7310/
Gevoin739/
Seewon735/
Guevon733/
Gowoon732/
Seawon732/
Sewoun732/
Ggowon732/
Djewon731/
Sewonh731/
Jewoon731/
Goiwon731/
Guewan731/
Gevone731/
Giewan731/
Zehwon731/
Gowwon731/
Gewaun731/
Gawuon731/
Gawwon731/
Giwuon731/
Gawohn730/
Jeewong6797/
Gewandt6755/
Zeahwon6733/
Goiwone6714/
Gaywont6713/
Guevone679/
Gaiwong675/
Zeawohn675/
Jeawong674/
Gaewhan674/
Jewwong674/
Gewahan672/
Geswane671/
Jeeweon671/
Giewant671/
Zeewhon671/
Zeawhon671/
Zeehwon671/
Ngoiwon671/
Seuhwon671/
Guesvon671/
Djewoin671/
Djewoun671/
Give'on671/
Kgewane671/
Jehwong671/
Goewann670/

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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 Gewon
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