Arekong Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Arekong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Arekong Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3311:535,17426,268
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Arekong (114) may also be a first name.

Arekong Last Name Facts

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

Arekong is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arekong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 825,152nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Arekong reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 877,214th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 114 people.

The last name Arekong is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 535,174. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 89 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 1 percent live and Lebanon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arekang862/
Arakong861/
Arjkong861/
Arreykoung821/
Eriekong801/
Arakang7111/
Erokong711/
Orekang711/
Aracong710/
Harikang671/
Gorekang671/
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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 Arekong
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