Gnawang Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Gnawang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Gnawang (61) may also be a first name.
Gnawang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gnawang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gnawang is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gnawang.
How Common Is The Last Name Gnawang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Gnawang is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gnawang are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 65 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Gnawang is also the 1,257,960th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 61 people.
The last name Gnawang is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Gnawang is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 75 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 6 percent live and Centre Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Gnawang is found in one country. It also occurs in Chad, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngnawang | 93 | 12 | / |
| Nawang | 92 | 3,609 | / |
| Nyawang | 86 | 104 | / |
| Najwang | 86 | 101 | / |
| Nahwang | 86 | 67 | / |
| Nawuang | 86 | 36 | / |
| Niawang | 86 | 19 | / |
| Naiwang | 86 | 15 | / |
| Nawaing | 86 | 11 | / |
| Hnawang | 86 | 5 | / |
| Naweang | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gnabang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gnowang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnawong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naywang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nihawang | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nawangue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngaweang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hnahwang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nawong | 77 | 2,091 | / |
| Nowang | 77 | 72 | / |
| Nabang | 77 | 57 | / |
| Navang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nawassing | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nyabang | 71 | 67 | / |
| Naiwong | 71 | 32 | / |
| Njabang | 71 | 31 | / |
| Nawoung | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nabaing | 71 | 19 | / |
| Nouwang | 71 | 18 | / |
| Najwong | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nabhang | 71 | 16 | / |
| Najuang | 71 | 13 | / |
| Noiwang | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nyawong | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nyavang | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nayuang | 71 | 10 | / |
| Naveang | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nabeang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nawongs | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naweing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nawanke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njawong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nahuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnabong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nabaung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naabong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngavang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nowangh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noowang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navangh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nachuang | 67 | 206 | / |
| Nathuang | 67 | 110 | / |
| Navasing | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ngayuang | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngawoung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noiwaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nouwaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahabang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njouwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyojwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowating | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gnawang
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