Kakang Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

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

Kakang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Kakang (508) may also be a first name.

Kakang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kakang (Oriya: କକ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kakang.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,727,723rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kakang reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kakang is also the 375,473rd most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 508 people.

The surname Kakang is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 1,717,522. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 69 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 22 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 4 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakangs928/
Kakkang924/
Khakang923/
Kakaing922/
Kaikang922/
Kakhang921/
Kakaung921/
Keadkang861/
Kakating861/
Kakangue861/
Khakhang861/
Kakong83132/
Kacang83110/
Kokang8337/
Kekang8323/
Cakang8313/
Kakank831/
Khakhaeng804/
Keatkeang801/
Kahkaseng801/
Kakhong77164/
Keukang7765/
Kadkong7742/
Khakong7738/
Kaikong7723/
Caikang7723/
Kakeung773/
Cokkang773/
Keakong772/
Koukang772/
Kacamng771/
Kaykong771/
Kokkang771/
Kokhang771/
Kohkang771/
Kaskong771/
Kakoing771/
Kgokang771/
Kakkong771/
Khaukhaung752/
Khakhong71672/
Khakheng716/
Keadkong712/
Kakongue711/
Cakasing711/
Kaeqkong711/
Kaekhong711/
Kaikhong711/
Khatkong711/
Keakhong711/
Kekong672,228/
Kokong671,008/
Kacong67787/
Cacang6787/
Khaikhong6739/
Cakong6720/
Kocang6710/
Kokanc676/
Kekank672/

Kakang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakang in the Oriya language
କକkaka-

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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
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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 Kakang
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