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 most in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Gakang reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Gakang is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 67 percent are found and Far North Region, where 33 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
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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