Gwong Surname
Approximately 1,817 people bear this surname
Gwong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,796 | 1:98,632 | 6,733 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Gwong (603) may also be a first name.
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Gwong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwong occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwong? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwong is the 224,013th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,010,757 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwong live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 340,376th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 603 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,796 people, or 1 in 98,632. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 95 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found and Kaduna, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Gwong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gwong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gwong surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gwong Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gwong are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Gwong earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.
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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 Gwong
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