Gwon Surname

4,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Korea
Highest density in:
North Korea

Gwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Korea118,4161:21237
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679
South Korea771:665,458273
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Liberia121:367,37819,503
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Gwon (411) may also be a first name.

Gwon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwon occurs in North Korea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,741st most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 61,280 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gwon are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. Gwon is also the 424,977th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 411 people.

The surname Gwon is most prevalent in North Korea, where it is carried by 118,416 people, or 1 in 212. Outside of North Korea this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Gwon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gwon last name are 19.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Gwon earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.7% more than the national average, earning $54,238 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwoun8911/
Ghwon892/
Gwonn891/
Gwoin891/
Gwone891/
Ngwoun802/
Gwoten801/
Gwonne801/
Ngwoon801/
Kwon75834,863/
Gwom756,658/
Gwan752,087/
Gbon75582/
Guon75327/
Gvon75184/
Qwon759/
Gwun755/
Cwon751/
Gwosend731/
Gwane67281/
Gboun67148/
Kwoun6792/
Kwoon6755/
Guoin6745/
Gboon6740/
Kwone6731/
Quwon6712/
Gweun6712/
Gwhan6710/
Qwong678/
Kwuon677/
Uangwong675/
Gwann675/
Guond674/
Guoen674/
Gwahn674/
Gboin673/
Kwoen673/
Gwanh672/
Guhon672/
Kwont672/
Gbhon672/
Ngvon671/
Gbonn671/
Kwoin671/
Kwonq671/
Gwaun671/
Guont671/
Gwgan671/
Cwomn671/
Ghwan671/
Ghvon671/
Guoun671/
Gbonh671/
Guoyn670/
Gwuin670/
Ghuon670/

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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 Gwon
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