Akong Surname

70,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,8321:46,2273,589
Cameroon1,1541:17,9972,447
Uganda9611:40,6245,162
Malaysia3161:93,3366,482
Indonesia2841:465,66638,509
Philippines1931:524,55060,401
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Trinidad and Tobago491:27,8362,953
South Sudan361:317,085679
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
India101:76,706,538639,611
England91:6,190,895170,599
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Akong (2,047) may also be a first name.

Akong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akong is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akong? popularity and diffusion

Akong is the 70,280th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,035,898 people. Akong occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Akong are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 166,722nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 2,047 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,832 people, or 1 in 46,227. In Nigeria Akong is most frequent in: Cross River, where 85 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 3 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Akong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Akong last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Akong earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.64% more than the national average, earning $44,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 120.71% more than the national average, earning $109,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agkong91216/
Akoung91102/
Ahkong9145/
Gakong9129/
Ajkong9119/
Hakong9116/
Akuong9111/
Akkong918/
Eakong915/
Aukong915/
Akcong914/
Ackong911/
Akhong911/
Aikong911/
Atkong911/
Ahakong8354/
Aukhong8329/
Akongke8322/
Atkhong8321/
Aiskong8321/
Ashkong833/
Hajkong831/
Ahkhong831/
Haukong831/
Hakhong831/
Gakoung831/
Haikong831/
Aidkong831/
Eadkong831/
Hadkong831/
Ekong8042,999/
Akang805,230/
Acong801,286/
Okong801,193/
Akung801,140/
Akonk8015/
Aqong801/
Haikhong774/
Haukongq771/
Aekkhong771/
Hatkhong771/
Hadkhong771/
Hatkoing770/
Akhang73277/
Akkang73171/
Hakung73107/
Aikung73101/
Agcong73101/
Akeung7342/
Okhong7342/
Akonke7334/
Ackung7328/
Hokong7316/
Gokong7316/
Ekkong7315/
Aukung7314/
Akangs7314/
Hekong7312/
Accong7312/
Hakang739/
Okkong738/
Gakang738/
Aikang736/
Ekoong735/
Ahkang734/
Akanng734/
Agkang734/
Akheng733/
Aicong733/
Akuing732/
Akhung732/
Akkung732/
Akhonc732/
Ekhong731/
Hacong731/
Akangh731/
Ekongh731/
Atkang731/
Okuong731/
Okoung731/
Gacong731/
Agkung731/
Akungh731/
Akaang731/
Aykonc731/
Aykang731/
Eekong731/
Akungs731/
Akatng731/
Oikong731/
Ahcong731/
Eakang731/
Hakkhoung711/
Hatthkong711/
Aikoussing6718/
Aukheng6714/
Gacoing6712/
Hookong677/
Akateng675/
Oikohng674/
Haikang673/
Akating672/
Heekong671/
Hakhung671/
Hekkong671/
Otkhong671/
Gaycong671/
Akeaung671/
Akungke671/
Gokgong671/
Haicong671/
Ascongh670/

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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 Akong
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