Kangkang Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

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

Kangkang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangkang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
China111:124,301,9616,553
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kangkang (38,002) may also be a first name.

Kangkang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kangkang (Bengali: কংকং) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kangkang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangkang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kangkang is the 1,596,935th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. Kangkang is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Kangkang live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kangkang is also the 23,192nd most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 38,002 people.

The last name Kangkang is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea Kangkang is most common in: Madang, where 93 percent reside, Bougainville, where 2 percent reside and Morobe, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kangkang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kangkang in the Bengali language
কংকংkankam-

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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 Kangkang
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