Makong Surname

163,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Makong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9171:80,5679,307
Nigeria7281:243,32814,103
Cameroon6781:30,6334,135
Thailand1651:428,11174,983
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Makong (384) may also be a first name.

Makong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makong is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 163,562nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,744,838 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Makong reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 442,333rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 384 people.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 917 people, or 1 in 80,567. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 26 percent reside.

Makong Last Name Statistics demography

Makong earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.76% less than the national average, earning R 21,960 per year.

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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 Makong
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