Nakong Surname
Approximately 8,444 people bear this surname
Nakong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8,192 | 1:4,766 | 866 |
| Thailand | 121 | 1:583,788 | 99,456 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Nakong (971) may also be a first name.
Nakong Demographics
Nakong Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nakong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakong (Tibetan: ནགས་སྐོང་།) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakong? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nakong is the 59,726th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 863,044 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nakong are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nakong is also the 258,685th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 971 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 8,192 people, or 1 in 4,766. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kotido District, where 47 percent are found, Kaabong District, where 30 percent are found and Napak District, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Nakong is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Nakong Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nakong last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakhong | 92 | 526 | / |
| Nakkong | 92 | 259 | / |
| Natkong | 92 | 34 | / |
| Ngakong | 92 | 14 | / |
| Naikong | 92 | 2 | / |
| Naykong | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nakoung | 92 | 2 | / |
| Naukong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakoing | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naakong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nhakong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gnakong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakkhong | 86 | 368 | / |
| Gnaykong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Neakoing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nnaekong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakang | 83 | 5,148 | / |
| Nakung | 83 | 280 | / |
| Nekong | 83 | 53 | / |
| Nacong | 83 | 24 | / |
| Nokong | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nakonc | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nakhoting | 80 | 81 | / |
| Naikhoeng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngnakoung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakoungue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nookong | 77 | 698 | / |
| Nokhong | 77 | 344 | / |
| Noikong | 77 | 121 | / |
| Nakhang | 77 | 43 | / |
| Naikang | 77 | 37 | / |
| Neekong | 77 | 35 | / |
| Noukong | 77 | 21 | / |
| Nakheng | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nuikong | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ngakang | 77 | 12 | / |
| Noykong | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nokkong | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hnokong | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nakaung | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngokong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nnokong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnakang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naekang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakonke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naicong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naakang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noikhong | 71 | 402 | / |
| Nookhong | 71 | 175 | / |
| Nuikhong | 71 | 96 | / |
| Nakhaeng | 71 | 89 | / |
| Hnookong | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nhookong | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nakahang | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nokkhong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngoukong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nahakang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngnakang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoikong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neekhong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nooskong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakounke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakhasing | 67 | 58 | / |
| Nekang | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nacang | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nokang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nakasingh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hnookkong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhookhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakangova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakanc | 67 | 1 | / |
Nakong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakong in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནགས་སྐོང་། | nakkong | 50 |
| གནག་ཀོང་། | nakkong | 50 |
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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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