Gwong Surname

224,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gwong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7961:98,6326,733
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gwong (603) may also be a first name.

Gwong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwong is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gwong.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 224,013th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,010,757 people. The surname Gwong is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwong reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 340,376th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 603 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,796 people, or 1 in 98,632. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 95 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live and Kaduna, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Gwong occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Gwong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gwong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gwong last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gwong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gwong last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwongs9121/
Kwong8064,276/
Guong80271/
Gbong80216/
Gwang80170/
Qwong808/
Gwung806/
Cwong804/
Uangwong775/
Ngvong731/
Kwoung731/
Gwangs731/
Ncwong731/
Ghvong731/
Kwonng731/
Qkwong731/
Kwoing731/
Ghuong731/
Kwuong731/
Kwongs731/
Guoceng67153/

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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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