Giwon Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Giwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Giwon (70) may also be a first name.

Giwon Last Name Facts

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

Giwon occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Giwon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giwon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Giwon is the 3,957,383rd most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Giwon are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Giwon is also the 1,162,016th most common given name internationally, held by 70 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Morobe, where 90 percent are found and New Ireland, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 28 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giewon9164/
Goiwon911/
Giwuon911/
Giewont83105/
Goiwone8314/
Gaiwong835/
Ngoiwon831/
Gibon801,845/
Givon80917/
Giwan80255/
Siwon80210/
Jiwon8056/
Gewon8029/
Guwon8028/
Ziwon801/
Gywon801/
Guiwan731,262/
Givone73570/
Giboin73386/
Gewohn73163/
Gewont73111/
Saiwon7341/
Seiwon7338/
Giveon7337/
Gaibon7330/
Gaywon7330/
Giewoń7318/
Siewon7318/
Giwant7312/
Dziwon739/
Ziwone739/
Gaiwan739/
Givoin738/
Jaiwon738/
Jiwoon736/
Guivon735/
Joiwon735/
Gibhon732/
Giboun731/
Giboon731/
Goibon731/
Giwaan731/
Giewan731/
Ghiwan731/
Giwane731/
Gaivon731/
Ghiwane67279/
Ghiwand6744/
Gaywont6713/
Juiwong674/
Ghaiwan673/
Guivone672/
Joiwong671/
Gaiboon671/
Jaiwonn671/
Giewant671/
Gisuong671/
Ziwotin671/
Gaivong671/
Givonne671/
Guiwuin671/
Guewone671/
Ghiswan671/
Ghiboon671/
Djiwone671/
Give'on671/

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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 Giwon
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