Goirwang Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Goirwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goirwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana331:66,27111,607
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Goirwang (17) may also be a first name.

Goirwang Last Name Facts

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

Goirwang is held by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goirwang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Goirwang reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most frequent in Botswana, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 66,271. Other than Botswana Goirwang exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorwang9331/
Gorwong801/
Garwang801/
Gharwang751/
Ngiruang751/
Ghorbang751/
Grewaing751/
Gervang6713/
Garbang6713/
Garvang6712/
Girbong6710/
Grevang677/
Garuang673/
Geruang672/
Gerbang671/
Gorvong671/
Ngarwong631/
Ngourvong591/
Gerbank5315/
Garuong531/
Garbank531/
Gerbeing500/

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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 Goirwang
  • 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