Nkong Surname

210,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,5941:13,0301,774
Nigeria3141:564,14927,398
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nkong (46) may also be a first name.

Nkong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkong occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,379th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,714,346 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkong are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 46 people.

Nkong is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,594 people, or 1 in 13,030. In Cameroon Nkong is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 35 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 28 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Nkong is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Nkong Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nkong earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 37.67% less than the national average, earning R 148,128 per year and in United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoung91135/
Nkoeng9163/
Nkkong911/
Nkoing911/
Nkoong911/
Nkuong911/
N'Kong911/
Nkongue83230/
Nkhoeng8314/
Nkang801,517/
Nkung80685/
Nkomg802/
Nkonk801/
N'Kongue772/
Nkouseng772/
Nkoungue772/
Nkoingue771/
Nkonke73124/
Nkoenk735/
Nkungh735/
Ngcong731/
Nkanng731/
Nkaang731/
Nkonqe731/
Nnkang731/
Nkangh731/
N'Kung731/
Nkoussing711/
Nkangue6751/
Nkounke6725/
Ngcongc671/
Nkating671/
N'Konke671/
Nkahang671/

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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 Nkong
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