Nokong Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nokong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nokong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nokong (73) may also be a first name.

Nokong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nokong occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nokong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 45 percent of Nokong are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 27 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 73 people.

It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Nokong is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 33 percent reside and West Region, where 33 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nookong92698/
Nokhong92344/
Noikong92121/
Noukong9221/
Noykong926/
Nokkong926/
Hnokong926/
Ngokong924/
Nnokong921/
Noikhong86402/
Nookhong86175/
Hnookong8617/
Nhookong8612/
Ngoukong862/
Nokkhong862/
Ngoikong861/
Nooskong861/
Nakong838,444/
Nukong83635/
Nekong8353/
Nokang836/
Hnookkong801/
Nhookhong801/
Nukhong772,140/
Nakhong77526/
Nakkong77259/
Nutkong7773/
Hnukong7755/
Neekong7735/
Natkong7734/
Nhukong7729/
Nookung7716/
Ngakong7714/
Nuikong7713/
Nuykong776/
Nuskong774/
Ngukong773/
Nakoung772/
Ngokang772/
Nukoong772/
Nuhkong772/
Nhakong771/
Nogkang771/
Nnukong771/
Nukoung771/
Nugkong771/
Naukong771/
Nakoing771/
Gnakong771/
Naakong771/
Nukkong771/
Nakkhong71368/
Nutkhong71207/
Nuikhong7196/
Nuchkong7113/
Hnukhong714/
Ngokhang714/
Neekhong711/
Nookhomg711/
Nuykhong711/
Nnaekong711/
Nakang675,148/
Nakung67280/
Nukung6754/
Nacong6724/
Nekang6722/
Nukang677/
Nakonc673/
Nusskhong671/
Ngnakoung671/
Nakoungue671/

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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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  • 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 Nokong
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