Gongwer Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gongwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gongwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3651:993,03873,486
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Gongwer Last Name Facts

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

Gongwer is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gongwer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 752,779th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gongwer are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 993,038. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 32 percent reside, Indiana, where 25 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Gongwer occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Gongwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gongwer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gongwer surname rose 1,177 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gongwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gongwer are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Gongwer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning $44,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gongwere931/
Gongwe92584/
Gangwer86657/
Gongwei8620/
Ongwere8611/
Gonguer861/
Gonqwer861/
Gougwer860/
Gangwere8063/
Gongweha803/
Gangweer803/
Ngongweh801/
Ngoungwe801/
Gangwear800/
Gangwehr800/
Gongbe771,049/
Gongue77392/
Gongwa77224/
Goguer7768/
Angwer7731/
Gangwe7731/
Goncwe771/
Gagwer771/
Goungbe71158/
Angwere7175/
Honguer7170/
Gangwes7126/
Gongbeh7124/
Goncuer719/
Gongbei718/
Gongque718/
Gangwei717/
Gangber716/
Gongbee716/
Onkwere715/
Gongway714/
Ghongbe714/
Ganguer712/
Gongoue712/
Kgongwa712/
Goungue712/
Gonguea711/
Gongbea711/
Gangver711/
Gamgwer711/
Gagwear711/
Ounguer711/
Gangkwe711/
Gongueh711/
Gongbey711/
Kgonkwe711/
Ongwire711/
Gunguer711/
Ghangwe711/
Ghongue711/
Gonhgbe711/
Angwerd710/
Gouguer710/
Ng'angwe674/
Goungoue672/
Gosinkwe671/
Hangwere671/
Gongbeeh671/
Ngounkwe671/
Nghangwe671/
Nganggwe671/
Hongvere671/
Gongboir671/
Gongwich670/

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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 Gongwer
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