Ankong Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ankong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1891:109,88912,825
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ankong (14) may also be a first name.

Ankong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ankong is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ankong.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankong? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,044,719th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ankong reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Ankong is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 109,889. In Cameroon Ankong is most numerous in: East Region, where 71 percent reside, Centre Region, where 18 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Ankong occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angkong92147/
Ainkong925/
Gankong924/
Ankhong924/
Aunkong922/
Ankoung922/
Anckong921/
Ankuong921/
Hankong921/
Hankhong8610/
Ainkhong869/
Atinkong861/
Hankoung861/
Aunkhong861/
Onkong83261/
Ankang8371/
Amkong8363/
Ancong8355/
Enkong8327/
Ankomg831/
Onkhong771,308/
Angkang77644/
Engkong77598/
Ongkong7797/
Angkung7787/
Eynkong7733/
Ounkong7728/
Hankang7721/
Angcong7720/
Honkong7713/
Enkoung7712/
Aumkong778/
Aimkong777/
Eamkong776/
Onnkong774/
Hankung772/
Ankhang771/
Ennkong771/
Gonkong771/
Gankonk771/
Gankang771/
Enhkong771/
Onhkong771/
Hongkong7179/
Honkhong7119/
Hangkang7113/
Angkheng718/
Gankhang717/
Eamkhong715/
Eingkong712/
Aumkhong712/
Hankhang712/
Angkhang712/
Ounkhong711/
Hamkoung711/
Ainkoussing711/
Ganckang711/
Gonkhong711/
Hoonkong711/
Hounkong711/
Ancung6798/
Encong6781/
Ancang6764/
Oncong6737/
Angkasing6713/
Hounkoing675/

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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
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  • 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 Ankong
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