Gong Surname

145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,884,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Gong Surname User-submission:

In Chinese, the character, 龚, is composed of the two characters 龙 (upper character, meaning 'dragon') and 共 (lower character, meaning 'altogether', 'common', 'general', 'shared' or 'together')

Gong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China3,828,5341:35773
Taiwan23,4721:99977
Thailand8,9091:7,929371
United States8,3381:43,4715,334
Singapore3,2951:1,672190
Hong Kong2,6711:2,746178
Canada1,2051:30,5773,992
Australia8911:30,2984,053
Chad7701:17,6522,191
Malaysia7051:41,8363,376
Cameroon5821:35,6864,805
Macau5271:1,142159
France3981:166,89125,994
Japan3621:353,16112,054
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
England2751:202,61117,646
Papua New Guinea2611:31,2403,594
Germany1911:421,49538,230
Spain1871:250,01115,999
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
Philippines1351:749,91374,028
South Korea1321:388,184232
Cambodia1271:121,9462,556
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
Indonesia1171:1,130,33581,024
Netherlands1171:144,33521,873
Sweden1001:98,4687,152
United Arab Emirates901:101,8038,801
India541:14,204,914239,375
Chile531:332,3869,362
South Sudan491:232,961594
Qatar441:53,5915,826
Faroe Islands411:1,195147
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
Afghanistan221:1,461,50812,026
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Norway221:233,74025,571
Guam211:7,6251,143
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Finland121:458,05828,977
Wales111:281,32115,850
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Micronesia51:21,249698
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
North Korea11:25,117,046108
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Gong (8,454) may also be a first name.

Gong Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Chinese, the character, 龚, is composed of the two characters 龙 (upper character, meaning 'dragon') and 共 (lower character, meaning 'altogether', 'common', 'general', 'shared' or 'together')

- lolcura

Gong Last Name Facts

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

Gong (Hindi: गोङ, Russian: Гонг, Tibetan: སྒོར་) is found most frequently in China. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gong? popularity and diffusion

Gong is the 145th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,876 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gong reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Gong is also the 68,573rd most frequently used forename on earth, held by 8,454 people.

The last name is most widely held in China, where it is held by 3,828,534 people, or 1 in 357. Aside from China this surname exists in 116 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Gong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gong surname increased 6,464 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gong are 12.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gong earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning 378,217 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.45% less than the national average, earning R 148,644 per year; in United States they earn 24.72% more than the national average, earning $53,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning $52,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngong8936,798/
Going892,799/
Ghong89501/
Goeng89163/
Goong8974/
Gongs8948/
Goung8919/
Gohng8912/
Gonng896/
Gongh893/
Gotng891/
Ggong891/
Ong86438,303/
Gon8613,637/
Goings804,420/
Gongne801,028/
Ngoung80428/
Gongue80392/
Goteng80324/
Goting80242/
Ngoong80125/
Goseng8085/
Gosing8083/
Nggong8040/
Gongke8014/
Gongqe8013/
Ng'ong8011/
Ngoing806/
Ngongh804/
Gongqu804/
Gongth803/
Goenng802/
Goyneg802/
Nghong802/
Kgoung801/
Goyngs801/
Ghoong801/
Ghuong801/
Gotngs801/
Ngonhg801/
Goungk801/
Ghoung801/
Ngon'g801/
Gocing801/
Goungs800/
Hong754,544,123/
Gond7589,556/
Gang7523,221/
Gone7521,853/
Ngon7519,500/
Uong7510,751/
Goin757,493/
Goon756,428/
Oung753,256/
Goun753,163/
Gohn751,889/
Gonh751,462/
Gung75526/
Gont75455/
Oing75370/
Oong75251/
Gonn75123/
Gonc7588/
Goyn7578/
Ghon7567/
Gosn7551/
Ongs7529/
Ongg7519/
Ongk7516/
Ðong7514/
Ongh759/
Gomg756/
Gomn755/
Osng755/
Ongt755/
Ohng754/
Gonk753/
O'Ng753/
Ojng753/
Ggon753/
Otng752/
Gonț752/
Omng752/
Kgon752/
Onng751/
Gotn751/
Onkg751/
Ongc751/
Cgon751/
Gojn751/
Hgon751/
Gotting73399/
Gossing73196/
Ghoting7359/
Gocheng7314/
Gongova7312/
Gongque738/
Goiting735/
Gongowa734/
Goching734/
Goungue732/
Gogging731/
Godting731/
Goingss731/
Gotengc731/
Gohsing731/
Ghongue731/
Kgoseng731/
Gotteng731/
Gouceng731/
Gooseng731/
Gooting731/
Gouting730/
Ghoings730/
Goosing730/
Gosings730/
Goyting730/
Goheeng730/
Huong6755,132/
Oteng6726,767/
Ghosn6710,918/
Oceng676,313/
Ghoon674,872/
Ghone674,538/
Hoong674,262/
Kgang672,043/
Gound671,831/
Oting671,795/
Ongue671,785/
Ngoun671,577/
Gonne671,552/
Gondh671,398/
Osing671,382/
Goyne671,312/
Gosen671,140/
Houng67964/
Gotin67937/
Ghang67841/
Goune67723/
Hoing67491/
Hoyng67453/
Gaung67417/
Gosin67283/
Ngoon67261/
Ocing67259/
Goten67174/
Gogne67157/
Oseng67137/
Gangh67126/
Goone67117/
Goßen67112/
Gocen67110/
Goine67109/
Ngoin67106/
Gonke6797/
Goenk6789/
Gonhe6766/
Ongke6762/
Goint6760/
Ghung6759/
Goind6757/
Gaang6757/
Ngonn6751/
Gocin6742/
Gosne6739/
Kgone6738/
Gohun6735/
Gangs6735/
Ghond6732/
Goçin6725/
Hongs6722/
Gahng6719/
Goond6717/
Ngoyn6716/
Gounh6716/
Ghonh6715/
Gonnd6714/
Hohng6713/
Oßing6713/
Gount6712/
Ohung6710/
Guung679/
Homng679/
Gouhn678/
Hongp678/
Ongkh677/
Goink676/
Gotne676/
Oongs676/
Goinn675/
Honng675/
Goimn675/
Hongh674/
Hongq674/
Hgang674/
Ghoun674/
Nngon674/
Ngonh674/
Ghont673/
Cgang673/
Nkgon673/
Gusng673/
Ngohn673/
Nghon673/
N'Gon673/
Ngonk673/
Gothn672/
Goynn672/
Nggon672/
Ggang672/
D'Ong672/
Goenc672/
Gomne672/
Gungs672/
Gungh671/
Ng'on671/
Oingh671/
Oings671/
Cgung671/
Hgung671/
Hosng671/
Goynk671/
Ganng671/
Gangz671/
Ghonc671/
Gohnd671/
Gojnk671/
Gosyn671/
Gonnt671/
Gontt671/
Gonzz671/
Goojn671/
Gomgs671/
Gonhd671/
Goohn671/
Någon671/
Hongk671/
Goncs671/
Gonhh671/
Gonzs671/
Goont671/
Goitn671/
Gunng671/
Kgoon671/
Osnng671/
Oosng671/
Gonqe671/
Oungp671/
Gangg671/
Gounn670/
Goonn670/
Gottings670/
Gooching670/
Gondt670/
Ghuon670/
Gonck670/
Gomnd670/
Goynt670/

Gong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gong in the Hindi language
गोङgona60
गोंगgonga40
Gong in the Tibetan language
སྒོར་gor33.33
སྒོང་gong33.33
གོང་gong33.33
Gong in the Russian language
Гонгgong-

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