Gamkong Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Gamkong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 78 | 1:266,270 | 25,687 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gamkong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamkong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamkong is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gamkong click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamkong? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,121,169th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gamkong are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Gamkong is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 266,270. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 60 percent live, Southwest Region, where 36 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amkong | 92 | 63 | / |
| Ngamkhong | 88 | 16 | / |
| Gamkang | 86 | 21 | / |
| Amkhong | 86 | 11 | / |
| Aumkong | 86 | 8 | / |
| Aimkong | 86 | 7 | / |
| Eamkong | 86 | 6 | / |
| Hamkong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngomkong | 80 | 32 | / |
| Eamkhong | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aumkhong | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hamkoung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamkang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amkang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngamkaung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Homkong | 71 | 50 | / |
| Oumkong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hamkang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Eimkong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Homkhong | 67 | 385 | / |
| Goumkung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemkhang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmkoing | 63 | 125 | / |
| Ngoumkang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Amkomk | 62 | 1 | / |
| Homkang | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gemcang | 57 | 1 | / |
| Houmkang | 53 | 1 | / |
| Homgkomg | 53 | 1 | / |
| Amqateng | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Gamkong
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