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 can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giwon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is mostly found 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. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly held first name globally, held by 70 people.

The last name Giwon is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 90 percent are found and New Ireland, where 10 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs 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
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  • 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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