Giwang Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Giwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851

Giwang (305) may also be a first name.

Giwang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giwang is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giwang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname Giwang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Giwang are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Giwang is also the 504,078th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 305 people.

The last name Giwang is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 1,574,395. In Indonesia Giwang is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 39 percent are found, Banten, where 29 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 8 percent are found. Barring Indonesia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiwang9215/
Gaiwang926/
Nggiwang864/
Siwang831,548/
Guwang83106/
Gibang8391/
Jiwang8391/
Gewang8370/
Ziwang8332/
Giwong834/
Jaiwang77257/
Djiwang7726/
Cuiwang7717/
Saiwang7712/
Siwaung777/
Zhiwang775/
Gaiwong775/
Guiwong771/
Guivang771/
Goibang771/
Ngiwong771/
Gibhang771/
Jaiswang7131/
Siwahang7110/
Guihuang717/
Jaiwhang717/
Gewahang713/
Jaihwang712/
Gesswang711/
Saiwangk711/
Jaiwaing711/
Siwong676,281/
Sewang671,866/
Gebang67113/
Sivang6748/
Gewong6746/
Zewang6732/
Gibong6713/
Jewang6713/
Zibang6711/
Guwong6710/
Giveng675/
Jiwong673/
Hsiehwang672/
Guvang671/
Gibanq671/
Ngaihuang671/
Djiwangue671/

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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 Giwang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis