Gongan Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Gongan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gongan (8,022) may also be a first name.
Gongan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gongan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gongan (Hindi: गोंगां, Marathi: गाण) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gongan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,795,579th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Gongan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Gongan reside; 40 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 40 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Gongan is also the 70,960th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 8,022 people.
The last name Gongan is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 489,704. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Cluj County, where 98 percent are found and Mureș County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Romania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gongan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gongan in the Hindi language | ||
| गोंगां | gongam | - |
| Gongan in the Marathi language | ||
| गाण | gana | 35.71 |
| गण | gana | 35.71 |
| गन | gana | 21.43 |
| गान | gana | 7.14 |
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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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- 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 Gongan
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