Bakang Surname

209,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Botswana

Bakang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8511:24,4053,305
Botswana6451:3,391456
Philippines3231:313,43143,865
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
France131:5,109,440259,941
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Bakang (8,294) may also be a first name.

Bakang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bakang is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bakang is the 209,010th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,684,300 people. The surname Bakang is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Bakang live; 42 percent live in Central Africa and 39 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bakang is also the 69,443rd most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 8,294 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 851 people, or 1 in 24,405. In Cameroon Bakang is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 59 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 24 percent are found and Far North Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 33 percent are found and The Philippines, where 16 percent are found.

Bakang Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bakang earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 72.4% less than the national average, earning R 65,580 per year and in Canada they earn 30.84% less than the national average, earning $34,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakkang92140/
Bakaang9217/
Backang9216/
Bakhang927/
Bakaung925/
Bhakang921/
Bakangue866/
Bakahang864/
Bhaikang861/
Bakhaing861/
Bacang832,630/
Bokang83448/
Bakong83337/
Bekang83137/
Backong77118/
Boikang7771/
Bakanke7756/
Baikong7736/
Bakkong7710/
Baicang775/
Bekaing775/
Baccang775/
Bokaing772/
Boukang772/
Bokeang771/
Bakeung771/
Buokang771/
Bekeang771/
Bahkong771/
Beikang771/
Batkong771/
Bokangue7170/
Bascaing7111/
Baukhong714/
Bakhoeng711/
Bakannke711/
Bakkanke711/
Backhong710/
Bacong673,550/
Bokong67268/
Bekong67220/
Bocang6733/
Bakankova6726/
Becang6713/
Bakancová673/
Bakoungue671/
Baccasing671/
Bakancova671/
Bakeaneke671/

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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 Bakang
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