Mkong Surname
Approximately 1,036 people bear this surname
Mkong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,030 | 1:20,164 | 2,744 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mkong (37) may also be a first name.
Mkong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkong is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkong? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 351,873rd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,034,311 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkong reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,030 people, or 1 in 20,164. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent live, Centre Region, where 5 percent live and Littoral Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Mkong is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkoung | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mkongue | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mkhoeng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkang | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mkung | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mqong | 80 | 1 | / |
| McOung | 73 | 3 | / |
| McKung | 73 | 1 | / |
| McCong | 73 | 1 | / |
| McGong | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mkasing | 67 | 16 | / |
| McCoung | 67 | 5 | / |
| McCoing | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCongh | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGoing | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGongh | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKating | 62 | 0 | / |
| McCongue | 62 | 0 | / |
| Mcung | 60 | 3 | / |
| Mkanx | 60 | 1 | / |
| McCung | 55 | 7 | / |
| Mkhenk | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mkunke | 55 | 1 | / |
| McAung | 55 | 1 | / |
| McGonk | 55 | 0 | / |
| McGung | 55 | 0 | / |
| McCang | 55 | 0 | / |
| Mkhunqe | 50 | 28 | / |
| Mkunkhe | 50 | 10 | / |
| McCangs | 50 | 1 | / |
| McCuonk | 50 | 1 | / |
| McGangh | 50 | 0 | / |
| McCuing | 50 | 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 Mkong
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