Nakong Surname

59,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8,1921:4,766866
Thailand1211:583,78899,456
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Nakong (971) may also be a first name.

Nakong Last Name Facts

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

Nakong (Tibetan: ནགས་སྐོང་།) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nakong is the 59,726th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 863,044 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nakong reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 258,685th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 971 people.

The surname Nakong is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 8,192 people, or 1 in 4,766. In Uganda Nakong is primarily found in: Kotido District, where 47 percent live, Kaabong District, where 30 percent live and Napak District, where 9 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Nakong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nakong surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakhong92526/
Nakkong92259/
Natkong9234/
Ngakong9214/
Naikong922/
Naykong922/
Nakoung922/
Naukong921/
Nakoing921/
Naakong921/
Nhakong921/
Gnakong921/
Nakkhong86368/
Gnaykong861/
Neakoing861/
Nnaekong861/
Nakang835,148/
Nakung83280/
Nekong8353/
Nacong8324/
Nokong8311/
Nakonc833/
Nakhoting8081/
Naikhoeng801/
Ngnakoung801/
Nakoungue801/
Nookong77698/
Nokhong77344/
Noikong77121/
Nakhang7743/
Naikang7737/
Neekong7735/
Noukong7721/
Nakheng7713/
Nuikong7713/
Ngakang7712/
Noykong776/
Nokkong776/
Hnokong776/
Nakaung775/
Ngokong774/
Nnokong771/
Gnakang771/
Naekang771/
Nakonke771/
Naicong771/
Naakang771/
Noikhong71402/
Nookhong71175/
Nuikhong7196/
Nakhaeng7189/
Hnookong7117/
Nhookong7112/
Nakahang718/
Nokkhong712/
Ngoukong712/
Nahakang711/
Ngnakang711/
Ngoikong711/
Neekhong711/
Nooskong711/
Nakounke711/
Nakhasing6758/
Nekang6722/
Nacang6714/
Nokang676/
Nakasingh672/
Hnookkong671/
Nhookhong671/
Nakangova671/
Nakanc671/

Nakong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakong in the Tibetan language
ནགས་སྐོང་།nakkong50
གནག་ཀོང་།nakkong50

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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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  • 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 Nakong
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