Bakung Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bakung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1761:751,41657,642
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Bakung (25) may also be a first name.

Bakung Last Name Facts

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

Bakung occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bakung click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bakung is the 1,082,743rd most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. Bakung is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Bakung live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 751,416. In Indonesia it is most common in: North Sulawesi, where 79 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 6 percent are found and Riau, where 5 percent are found. Not including Indonesia Bakung exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakkung9232/
Bakaung925/
Bakeung921/
Bakuteng861/
Bakuting861/
Bakunc83467/
Bakong83337/
Bacung8339/
Bekung8325/
Bokung8317/
Vakung831/
Bakoungue801/
Backong77118/
Baikong7736/
Beckung7717/
Bakkong7710/
Bahkong771/
Boukung771/
Vakeung771/
Bhakusingh751/
Bacuteng7193/
Bacuting719/
Baukhong714/
Boukoung711/
Bakhoeng711/
Backhong710/
Bacong673,550/
Bokong67268/
Baccusing6734/
Bocung6711/
Bakuncová672/
Bakumk671/
Boukong6264/
Bookong6262/
Baccong6223/
Beccung6219/
Bokkong626/
Hbacong625/
Bacoong624/
Bakhonc621/
Bocuing621/
Beikong621/
Boikong621/
Bhookong572/
Boukhong571/
Bookhong571/
Bocong50180/

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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
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  • 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 Bakung
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