Gyang Surname

17,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria30,4811:5,812719
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
United States401:9,061,473385,835
England351:1,591,94567,242
India331:23,244,406321,547
Iceland31:126,6975,403
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Gyang (12,530) may also be a first name.

Gyang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gyang (Marathi: ग्यांग) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,325th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 227,814 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gyang reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 52,624th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 12,530 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30,481 people, or 1 in 5,812. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 93 percent reside, Kaduna, where 2 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Gyang Last Name Statistics demography

Gyang earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $40,477 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gyiang9110/
Gyaang911/
Gyaing911/
Gyyang911/
Gygyang831/
Gyong8061/
Dyang8032/
Gyank802/
Dhyang732,270/
Gyoung737/
Gyoing733/
Gyonng731/
Gyoong731/
D'Yang731/
Dyangh731/
Daayang67378/
Daiyang67136/
Dayyang671/
Dugiang671/
Dehgang671/
Degiang671/

Gyang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gyang in the Marathi language
ग्यांगgyanga-

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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 Gyang
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