Nikang Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Nikang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nikang (419) may also be a first name.
Nikang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikang is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,121,169th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Nikang are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nikang is also the 419,838th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 419 people.
The surname Nikang is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 284,508. In Cameroon Nikang is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 62 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 37 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naikang | 92 | 37 | / |
| Nikhang | 92 | 33 | / |
| Nikkang | 92 | 10 | / |
| Nikaseng | 86 | 4 | / |
| Noikeang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nnuikang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nikong | 83 | 37 | / |
| Nekang | 83 | 22 | / |
| Nukang | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nicang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nikhong | 77 | 198 | / |
| Noikong | 77 | 121 | / |
| Ngikong | 77 | 35 | / |
| Nuikong | 77 | 13 | / |
| Naikong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngekang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nidkong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nukhang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nukeang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Netkang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyokang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nickong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nikanke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neskang | 77 | 0 | / |
| Noikhong | 71 | 402 | / |
| Nuikhong | 71 | 96 | / |
| Nitkhong | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ngoikong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnikoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngekkang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngnikong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngekhang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nukong | 67 | 635 | / |
| Nekong | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ngnikoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikhoeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikankova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikamk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nikang
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