Gakang Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gakang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gakang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gakang (Marathi: गाकांग) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gakang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakang? popularity and diffusion
Gakang is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Gakang reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Gakang is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 67 percent live and Far North Region, where 33 percent live. Besides Cameroon Gakang is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gakang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gakang in the Marathi language | ||
| गाकांग | gakanga | - |
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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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- 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 Gakang
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