Nikong Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nikong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nikong (23) may also be a first name.

Nikong Last Name Facts

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

Nikong is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikong is the 3,228,735th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Nikong reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon Nikong is primarily found in: Adamawa Region, where 87 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 16 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikhong92198/
Noikong92121/
Ngikong9235/
Nuikong9213/
Naikong922/
Nidkong921/
Nickong921/
Noikhong86402/
Nuikhong8696/
Nitkhong868/
Gnikoung861/
Ngnikong861/
Ngoikong861/
Nukong83635/
Nikang8379/
Nekong8353/
Naikhoeng801/
Ngnikoung801/
Nukhong772,140/
Nyokong771,745/
Hnukong7755/
Nekoeng7742/
Naikang7737/
Neekong7735/
Nikhang7733/
Nhukong7729/
Nikkang7710/
Nuykong776/
Noykong776/
Nuekong776/
Nukoong772/
Nuhkong772/
Naykong772/
Naicong771/
Ngekong771/
Nnukong771/
Nukoung771/
Nukkong771/
Nugkong771/
Nedkong771/
Netkong771/
Nydkong771/
Ngnekong7114/
Hnukhong714/
Nikaseng714/
Nnuikang711/
Neekhong711/
Nekoteng711/
Neakoing711/
Ngaikung711/
Nyokoong711/
Gnaykong711/
Nuykhong711/
Nethkong711/
Nicung6768/
Nykung6731/
Nekang6722/
Nikonkova6720/
Nukang677/
Ngnekoung671/
Nicang671/

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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 Nikong
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