Guwong Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Micronesia
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Guwong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guwong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Micronesia41:26,561731
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Guwong (12) may also be a first name.

Guwong Last Name Facts

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

Guwong is found in Micronesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guwong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Guwong is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Guwong occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Guwong reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Micronesia. Guwong is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 12 people.

Guwong is most widespread in Micronesia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 26,561. In Micronesia Guwong is mostly found in: Yap, where 100 percent live. Barring Micronesia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowong83122/
Guwang83106/
Gubong8341/
Giwong834/
Guwung833/
Gusuong7732/
Nguwung774/
Goubong771/
Gaubong771/
Ngguwung714/
Ngouvong711/
Giwang6793/
Gubang6786/
Gowang6752/
Gubung6712/
Guveng676/
Guvung671/
Guvang671/
Guhuang6293/
Goubang623/
Gouvang622/
Goewang621/
Gowhang621/
Nguvang621/
Gubanc50103/
Giveng505/

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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 Guwong
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