Kovang Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Kovang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Kovang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kovang has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kovang.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Kovang reside; 87 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 87 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea Kovang is mostly concentrated in: New Ireland, where 81 percent live, East New Britain, where 12 percent live and Central, where 4 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kouvang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kavang | 83 | 162 | / |
| Kowang | 83 | 122 | / |
| Kovank | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kovong | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kovanc | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kevang | 83 | 6 | / |
| Koveng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kavangh | 77 | 108 | / |
| Kojwang | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kavaing | 77 | 8 | / |
| Khowang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Koweang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khavang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khovong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kotvong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koiwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuowang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keevang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovancı | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khouvong | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kovancık | 71 | 10 | / |
| K'Ojwang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khojwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khotvong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavanggh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kawang | 67 | 2,536 | / |
| Kawong | 67 | 1,131 | / |
| Kaweng | 67 | 583 | / |
| Kowong | 67 | 551 | / |
| Kewang | 67 | 456 | / |
| Kewong | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kaveng | 67 | 42 | / |
| Koweng | 67 | 36 | / |
| Koushwang | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kovonk | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kovenc | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kovankova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cowang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kobanc | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kavong | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cavang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keveng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kavanc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kavank | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kovancova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cobang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koushuang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kevong | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kovang
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