Gowong Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Gowong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 115 | 1:1,540,372 | 58,295 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Gowong (31) may also be a first name.
Gowong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gowong is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gowong click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowong? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gowong is the 1,637,889th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gowong live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 31 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 72 percent reside, Kaduna, where 20 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gohwong | 92 | 12 | / |
| Nggowong | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gawong | 83 | 143 | / |
| Gobong | 83 | 103 | / |
| Goweng | 83 | 60 | / |
| Gowang | 83 | 52 | / |
| Gewong | 83 | 46 | / |
| Guwong | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gohuong | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gosuong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Goibong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goewang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gowhang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goubong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgoweng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gahawong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngawoung | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngouvong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gobang | 67 | 691 | / |
| Gabong | 67 | 416 | / |
| Gawang | 67 | 387 | / |
| Guwang | 67 | 106 | / |
| Gaweng | 67 | 91 | / |
| Govang | 67 | 74 | / |
| Gewang | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gubong | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gavong | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gawung | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gobung | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guwung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngouvoung | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gowong
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis