Goryang Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Goryang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goryang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Goryang Last Name Facts

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

Goryang occurs most in South Sudan. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Goryang.

How Common Is The Last Name Goryang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goryang is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goryang live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Sudan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,853,769. Besides South Sudan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oryang921,372/
Goryan92153/
Gouryan863/
Gorjyan862/
Kgoryan861/
Guryang861/
Garyang861/
Geryang861/
Goryhan860/
Goryaina8063/
Goryanec806/
Orhyangh804/
Gourjyan801/
Ngaryang801/
Garyan773,527/
Gorjan77667/
Gorian77380/
Oriang77146/
Gorean7787/
Aryang7718/
Oreang7711/
Goryon775/
Oryong772/
Goryanova75390/
Goryachin755/
Goryachen751/
Goryaynova712,875/
Gorjian711,868/
Gorjanc71897/
Gorgian71516/
Gourian71249/
Ngorian71112/
Gharyan7152/
Ghorian7149/
Gorrian7133/
Gorjaan7126/
Ghorjan7125/
Garyane7121/
Garjang7117/
Goriong7115/
Garhyan7113/
Geriang7112/
Goorian7110/
Gariang7110/
Gorjean718/
Garyant717/
Gorianc716/
Haryang715/
Garjyan714/
Guriang713/
Goriaan712/
Gorjain712/
Gauryan712/
Gohrjan711/
Orajong711/
Goriane711/
Kgaryan711/
Guryong711/
Gorzian711/
Horyong711/
Gotrian711/
Gorjjan711/
Gorijan711/
Goryankova711/
Gojrian711/
Gorehan710/
Gouriane67309/
Ghorrian67100/
Goorjian6763/
Ghoorian6753/
Garajyan6747/
Gourjian6723/
Ghorjian6720/
Garoyian6714/
Ghorzian6712/
Garyasin6710/
Gatrjyan676/
Goregian672/
Ghahryan672/
Harhyang671/
Ghorijan671/
Gorgeann671/
Aryasing671/
Kgoriane671/
Gharhyan671/
Garaiyan671/
Gorriahn671/
Ghasryan671/

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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 Goryang
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