Gobung Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Gobung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gobung (7) may also be a first name.

Gobung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gobung is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gobung is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Gobung reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 7 people.

The last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Gobung is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngobung921/
Obung91176/
Gobun9121/
Ngobeung861/
Gobong83103/
Gabung8381/
Gubung8312/
Oboung837/
Gebung837/
Gobuin833/
Goboun831/
Hobung831/
Goboungue801/
Obuseng77980/
Kgabung77260/
Ngabung7744/
Ngobuin7727/
Kgobong774/
Goibong772/
Gaboung771/
Goubong771/
Obong7321,292/
Abung731,689/
Gobum73617/
Ovung73557/
Gabun73428/
Gobon7317/
Govun731/
Kgoboeng7145/
Gobunova7135/
Ngawoung713/
Gabungqu711/
Gabuting711/
Ngoubuin711/
Habung671,277/
Gabuin67688/
Gabong67416/
Goubon67163/
Gawong67143/
Gowong67122/
Ompung6748/
Gubong6741/
Gabune6732/
Gawung6722/
Ngabun6721/
Obongh6720/
Aboung6715/
Hovung6710/
Gabusingh678/
Gaboun678/
Avoung677/
Hobong676/
Abaung675/
Govoun675/
Abhung672/
Oboeng672/
Oboong672/
Oibong672/
Goibon671/
Onpung671/
Guvung671/
Ovoung671/
Uobong671/
Gabaun671/
Oobong671/
Oybong671/
Oubong671/
Ngouvoung671/
Gohbon671/
Gaabun671/
Gabunk671/
Abeung671/
Obongk671/
Obon'g671/
Ojbong671/

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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 Gobung
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