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 surname Nikang occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,121,169th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 419,838th most widely held first name on earth, held by 419 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 284,508. In Cameroon Nikang is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 62 percent live, Southwest Region, where 37 percent live and Littoral Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
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
- 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 Nikang
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