Guwang Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Guwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan441:532,8353,989
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India101:76,706,538639,611
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Guwang (634) may also be a first name.

Guwang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guwang is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guwang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,785,358th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name Guwang is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Guwang live; 42 percent live in East Asia and 42 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Guwang is also the 330,552nd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 634 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 532,835. In Taiwan Guwang is primarily found in: Taichung City, where 25 percent reside, Kaohsiung City, where 18 percent reside and Keelung City, where 9 percent reside. Not including Taiwan it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Guwang Last Name Statistics demography

Guwang earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giwang8393/
Gubang8386/
Gowang8352/
Guwong8310/
Guvang831/
Guhuang7793/
Goubang773/
Gouvang772/
Nguvang771/
Gowhang771/
Goewang771/
Gowong67122/
Gubanc67103/
Gubong6741/
Guveng676/
Giwong674/
Gusuong6232/
Goubong621/
Gaubong621/
Goweing620/
Giveng505/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Guwang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis