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

The surname Gongwer occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gongwer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gongwer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 752,779th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gongwer live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 993,038. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 32 percent live, Indiana, where 25 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.

Gongwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gongwer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gongwer surname increased 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 political 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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