Karnong Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Karnong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Karnong (15) may also be a first name.

Karnong Last Name Facts

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

Karnong occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Karnong.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Karnong live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Karnong is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karngong93723/
Karnung8618/
Karnang861/
Karngang801/
Karngonk801/
Karnnang801/
Karnhaeng751/
Kournoong751/
Kornang711/
Carnung711/
Kharnhaeng711/
Kornung710/
Cornong710/
Korgnang531/

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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 Karnong
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