Gongs Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gongs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gongs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gongs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gongs occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gongs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Gongs are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Gongs is most common in: Plateau, where 85 percent live, Rivers, where 9 percent live and Borno, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Gongs is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Gongs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gongs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gongs surname fell 7 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gongs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gongs are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Gongs earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.28% less than the national average, earning $25,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goings914,420/
Gongse9183/
Goyngs911/
Gotngs911/
Goungs910/
Gong893,884,206/
Ongs8929/
Goingss831/
Ghoings830/
Gosings830/
Ngong8036,798/
Going802,799/
Ghong80501/
Ongse8081/
Goong8074/
Gangs8035/
Hongs8022/
Goung8019/
Gohng8012/
Gonng806/
Oongs806/
Gongh803/
Gungs802/
Oings801/
Gomgs801/
Goncs801/
Gotng801/
Ggong801/
Goggings772/
Gottings770/
Ngoung73428/
Gongue73392/
Goteng73324/
Goting73242/
Gangsø73153/
Ngoong73125/
Gangås73105/
Goseng7385/
Gosing7383/
Nggong7340/
Gangså7323/
Oungst7322/
Hoings7315/
Gongke7314/
Gongqe7313/
Ng'ong7311/
Ngoing736/
Ngongh734/
Gongqu734/
Gangst733/
Gongth733/
Goyneg732/
Nghong732/
Kgoung731/
Ghoong731/
Ghuong731/
Ngonhg731/
Goungk731/
Ghoung731/
Ngangs731/
Ngon'g731/
Ngungs731/
Gocing731/
Gungst730/
Gang6723,221/
Gotting67399/
Onks67301/
Gossing67196/
Gangstø67161/
Gonc6788/
Ghoting6759/
Angs6748/
Gocheng6714/
Gangsås6714/
Gongova6712/
Oncs678/
Gongque678/
Gomg676/
Goiting675/
Ottings675/
Gongowa674/
Goching674/
Gonk673/
Goungue672/
Gogging671/
Gatings671/
Ghungse671/
Godting671/
Gotengc671/
Gohsing671/
Ghongue671/
Kgoseng671/
Gotteng671/
Onxs671/
Gouceng671/
Gooseng671/
Gooting671/
Gouting670/
Goosing670/
Goyting670/
Goheeng670/

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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 Gongs
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