Jakang Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jakang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jakang (77) may also be a first name.

Jakang Last Name Facts

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

Jakang (Tibetan: ཇ་བཀང་།) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jakang is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Jakang are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jakang is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 77 people.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 5,289,968. In Indonesia Jakang is most frequent in: East Kalimantan, where 56 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 44 percent reside. Barring Indonesia Jakang occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 33 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaikang9234/
Djakang9231/
Jakhang929/
Jakkang926/
Jiakang923/
Jaikhang8621/
Jaikaung862/
Djahkang861/
Djakkang861/
Jaikaing861/
Jacang83623/
Sakang83216/
Jakong83107/
Yakang8350/
Zakang8324/
Cakang8313/
Jokang836/
Eakang831/
Jaikhaeng8013/
Jaikheang802/
Jaikhaung801/
Jaikong77285/
Sakaing7761/
Joukang7713/
Djakong7712/
Seakang7710/
Jakheng7710/
Sakkang7710/
Djokang779/
Zaukang777/
Jackong777/
Saikang774/
Sakhang773/
Jiokang771/
Jeakong771/
Yakaing771/
Sackang771/
Saukang771/
Jadkong771/
Jiakong771/
Yakeang771/
Djoukang71724/
Jaikhong7122/
Ujiakong716/
Jaikeing714/
Jadkhong714/
Juikhang714/
Jiadkong713/
Zeakeang712/
Jakkheng711/
Yoahkang711/
Jeadkong711/
Jackhong711/
Jaikuong711/
Jaikheng711/
Sagkaang711/
Saikhang711/
Sakong671,239/
Yakong67193/
Sacang67100/
Cacang6787/
Yokang6749/
Jokong6730/
Cakong6720/
Sokang6712/
Saqang679/
Eakong675/
Yacang673/
Zakong671/
Jocang671/
Jacong671/
Zokang671/
Djakongue671/
Jaicheang671/

Jakang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jakang in the Tibetan language
ཇ་བཀང་།jakang-

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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 Jakang
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