Gongong Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gongong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gongong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gongong (36) may also be a first name.

Gongong Last Name Facts

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

Gongong has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gongong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,943,350th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Gongong are found; 51 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 51 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Gongong is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea Gongong is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 85 percent live and Gulf, where 15 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Gongong is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Gongong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gongong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gongong surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonggong9345/
Ngongong9334/
Gonghong9319/
Ghongong931/
Gongnong931/
Gongoung930/
Gongon921,172/
Gonong92659/
Ongong92195/
Ngonngong881/
Gongang86150/
Kgonong8634/
Gangong8630/
Gongoun8626/
Gongung8614/
Ngongon8613/
Gongone8610/
Gonggon865/
Ongoing865/
Ongoung864/
Gonnong863/
Ongnong862/
Ong'ong861/
Onghong861/
Gonoung860/
Honghong80354/
Gamngong80141/
Gonkgang80111/
Ngangong80101/
Gonggang8049/
Goungoun8048/
Otengong8042/
Gongnang804/
Gonocing801/
Goungang801/
Ghangong801/
Gonggoon801/
Hongnong801/
Angong771,216/
Gangon77208/
Ongang77133/
Gongan77105/
Gonang7773/
Onoung7722/
Gongom772/
Gongón771/
Gongonova752/
N'Gongang751/
Ngangoing751/
Gongkgang751/
Gangone711,112/
Gangang71953/
Ngogang71724/
Gongane71632/
Ngongan7165/
Ngonang7163/
Onggang7156/
Gangung7136/
Hangong7126/
Gonghom7123/
Ngangon7113/
Gungang7112/
Ong'ang7110/
Gonghan716/
Ghonang715/
Gongasingh714/
Aungong713/
Angoung712/
Gangoun712/
Hongang712/
Oungang712/
Gonggan712/
Onghang712/
Gangond711/
Goungan711/
On'gang711/
Ngonong711/
Gonnang711/
Goongan711/
Gamngon711/
Angoing711/
Gungung711/
Onosing711/
Aangong711/
Anngong711/
Gonggam711/
Ganonng710/
Ngongang678,707/
Onang67949/
Ghongane67438/
Ganggang67195/
Ongangue67142/
Atengong67130/
Ganggung67103/
Gosingan6770/
Gunggang6760/
Gangoosingh6742/
Ngounang6741/
Houngang6728/
Honggang6724/
Gungoosingh6711/
Ngangoun6711/
Ghonnang678/
Goungoum677/
Gunggung676/
Ngonhong675/
Angnoung673/
Ngonnang673/
Ngougang673/
Asengong672/
Gangoune671/
Gonngane671/
Gonghane671/
Honghang671/
Ononc671/
Ngonngan671/
Ngonoung671/
Nghogang671/
Hangoung671/
Gasingon671/
Goungane671/
Gonganne671/
Gonahang671/
Angongue671/
Angosing671/
Ngongaan671/
Gunghang671/
Gonggham671/

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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 Gongong
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