Kongan Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Kongan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 120 | 1:588,653 | 100,315 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Kongan (1,924) may also be a first name.
Kongan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kongan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kongan (Marathi: गान) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kongan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,227,038th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Kongan is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kongan are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 173,075th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 1,924 people.
The last name Kongan is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 588,653. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Khon Kaen Province, where 51 percent are found, Phang Nga Province, where 43 percent are found and Satun Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Thailand this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 10 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kongan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kongan in the Marathi language | ||
| गान | gana | 55.56 |
| गन | gana | 16.67 |
| कोगान | kogana | 16.67 |
| णन | nana | 11.11 |
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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 Kongan
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