Gihon Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Gihon Surname Definition:

Local. Gien or Gihen, a town of France, in the province of Orleans.

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Gihon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7411:172,5298,289
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Gihon (150) may also be a first name.

Gihon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Gien or Gihen, a town of France, in the province of Orleans.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

Name of one of the rivers associated with the Garden of Eden. Though to encircle Ethiopia. GIHON means "valley of grace." Rivers always flow in valleys, bringing freshness and life, and producing verdure and beauty, in the lands through which they pass.Also, the main water source of the original City of David (Jerusalem) was the Gihon Springs located at the base of the eastern slope of the city in the Kidron Valley. The Gihon Springs provided water year round by gushing forth several times a day. This water then naturally flowed into the Kidron Valley. In the earliest days of Jerusalem's occupation, reservoirs where built to collect the water from the Gihon Springs.

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Gihon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gihon (Oriya: ଗିେହାନ) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gihon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 421,345th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,854,855 people. Gihon is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Gihon live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 752,187th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 150 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 741 people, or 1 in 172,529. In Japan Gihon is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 54 percent live, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Besides Japan it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Gihon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gihon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gihon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gihon surname is principally Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gihon surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Gihon earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.23% less than the national average, earning $33,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guihon9166/
Gihoon913/
Gihong911/
Gion892,108/
Ihon891,303/
Guihong8312/
Guion805,048/
Gihan803,869/
Ghion802,614/
Eihon802,324/
Gaion80687/
Ihong80642/
Sihon80255/
Cihon80205/
Agion80158/
Jihon80117/
Iohon80117/
Hihon8087/
Ihoon8087/
Gehon8049/
Giahn8040/
Zihon8039/
Gieon8016/
Gihun808/
Ihone804/
Ihond804/
Egion803/
Gihom801/
Gheon801/
Yihon801/
Giuon801/
Aihon801/
Oihon801/
Ogion801/
Gionh801/
Gioin800/
Ihonn800/
Ion7560,853/
Chihon73554/
Guijon73498/
Zaihon73238/
Guihan73237/
Jihong7393/
Haihon7366/
Giahan7362/
Yihong7342/
Djihon7340/
Guione7338/
Gagion7331/
Guihom7326/
Gayhon7326/
Guihun7323/
Jihoon7320/
Guiont7320/
Ngihan7318/
Hegion7316/
Gajion7315/
Gihane7313/
Guehon7313/
Yihoun7313/
Hoihon738/
Hiehon738/
Ghehon737/
Hagion736/
Zihong736/
Gihang735/
Jihone734/
Guyion733/
Gehone733/
Gaijon733/
Siehon733/
Gojion732/
Zeihon732/
Guiong732/
Gheong732/
Ghayon731/
Cihonn731/
Gehgon731/
Ghiont731/
Ihongh731/
Hihoun731/
Ngehon731/
Zihone731/
Gayion731/
Gegion731/
Goiion731/
Goioon731/
Eihhon731/
Ghyong731/
Heihon731/
Gihant730/
Ghihan730/
Giehan730/
Guionn730/
Guihongue711/
Hyon67221,825/
Jhon6719,492/
Ioan678,134/
Gian676,090/
Iong672,855/
Ihom672,608/
Ehon671,877/
Heon671,849/
Ihan67495/
Iahn67399/
Hion67362/
Geon67319/
Ione67202/
Ijon67191/
Gião67137/
Jion67123/
Aion67121/
Zhihong6794/
Héon6772/
Yion6768/
Yhon6756/
Iohn6753/
Guehoun6747/
Djihoun6744/
Zihoune6737/
Ionn6734/
Guiahan6728/
Gougion6719/
Ioon6710/
Chihong6710/
Gjon6710/
Eion679/
Gahayon675/
Gaiyong674/
Oion674/
Gión673/
Hjon673/
Uion672/
Ionh672/
Iond671/
Giehane671/
Gioionn671/
Ieon671/
Ijeheon671/
Êgon671/
Ghionne671/
Ziehoun671/
Gouhion671/
Goujion671/
Gueahon671/
Gueiyon671/
Ghehoun671/
G'hione671/
Gajhoon671/
Agiahan671/
Chagion671/
Chaihon671/
Cgihousing671/
Gueioun671/
Gogioin671/
Giogion671/
Iomn671/
Iosn671/
I'On670/
Gehoing670/
Googion670/

Gihon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gihon in the Oriya language
ଗିେହାନgiehana-

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