Gwg Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Gwg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Gwg (10) may also be a first name.

Gwg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwg occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwg? popularity and diffusion

Gwg is the 3,432,070th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gwg live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Tai-Asia. Gwg is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most common in Thailand, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,278,656. In Thailand Gwg is mostly found in: Udon Thani Province, where 97 percent reside and Songkhla Province, where 3 percent reside. Besides Thailand Gwg occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwg861/
Cgwg861/
Gwgh861/
Gwgp861/
Gwgt861/
Gwkg861/
Kgwg861/
Gwk679/
Cwg676/
Kwg675/
Gwq672/
Qwg672/

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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 Gwg
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