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 is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 224,013th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,010,757 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwong live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gwong is also the 340,376th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 603 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,796 people, or 1 in 98,632. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 95 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found and Kaduna, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Gwong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gwong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gwong surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gwong Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gwong surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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