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

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.

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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