Karngong Surname
Approximately 723 people bear this surname
Karngong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 718 | 1:28,926 | 3,903 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karngong (38) may also be a first name.
Karngong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karngong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karngong occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karngong? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 465,687th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,079,593 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karngong reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most common first name internationally, borne by 38 people.
It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 718 people, or 1 in 28,926. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 11 percent reside and Centre Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Karngong occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Karngong
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