Gyong Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gyong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Gyong (78) may also be a first name.

Gyong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gyong (Russian: Гьёнг) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Gyong are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gyong is also the 1,091,646th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 78 people.

The surname Gyong is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 56 percent live, Kaduna, where 22 percent live and Oyo, where 12 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gyoung917/
Gyoing913/
Gyoong911/
Gyonng911/
Gyang8031,989/
Dyong8046/
Dayong73775/
Deyong73505/
Duyong7386/
Doyong7346/
Gyiang7310/
Dgiong731/
Gyaang731/
Gyyang731/
Dyhong731/
Daiyong6746/
Deyongh6716/
Dejyong679/
D'yongh673/
Gygyang671/
Deuyong671/
D'Ayong671/
Deyonng670/

Gyong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gyong in the Russian language
Гьёнгgeng-

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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 Gyong
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