Namkang Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Namkang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Namkang Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1701:415,52072,834
India151:51,137,692512,385

Namkang (475) may also be a first name.

Namkang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namkang occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namkang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,248,410th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name Namkang occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Namkang reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Namkang is also the 390,402nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 475 people.

Namkang is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 415,520. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Sa Kaeo Province, where 80 percent reside, Bangkok, where 7 percent reside and Lamphun Province, where 2 percent reside. Not including Thailand this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namkhang93354/
Ngamkang931/
Ngamkaung881/
Namkong86886/
Nemkang865/
Namkoong80294/
Namkhong80286/
Neamkong8016/
Namkeung805/
Namkeing801/
Naemkong801/
Ngamkhong7516/
Naamkoong751/
Ngoumkang751/
Nomkong713/
Nemcang711/
Ngomkong6732/
Noomkong672/
Noumkong672/
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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 Namkang
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