Nyakang Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Nyakang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyakang (3,071) may also be a first name.
Nyakang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyakang occurs most in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nyakang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakang? popularity and diffusion
Nyakang is the 3,485,539th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakang are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nyakang is also the 130,217th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,071 people.
The last name Nyakang is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon Nyakang is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 97 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakong | 86 | 7,573 | / |
| Nyokang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnakang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Niakang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoung | 80 | 53 | / |
| Nyakuong | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyatkong | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngnakang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyackoung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyokong | 71 | 1,745 | / |
| Njokang | 71 | 12 | / |
| Niakong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nhakong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnakong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njoukang | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gnaykong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyokoong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neakoing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnakoung | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njokong | 57 | 32 | / |
| Nhookong | 53 | 12 | / |
| Njockong | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nhookhong | 50 | 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 Nyakang
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