Nyakong Surname
Approximately 7,573 people bear this surname
Nyakong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 7,398 | 1:1,543 | 305 |
| Cameroon | 161 | 1:129,000 | 14,584 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Nyakong (47,353) may also be a first name.
Nyakong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyakong is found most in South Sudan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakong? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 65,893rd most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 962,306 people. Nyakong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakong live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyakong is also the 19,348th most commonly used forename globally, held by 47,353 people.
The surname Nyakong is most frequently used in South Sudan, where it is borne by 7,398 people, or 1 in 1,543. Not including South Sudan Nyakong is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakoung | 93 | 53 | / |
| Nyakuong | 93 | 4 | / |
| Nyatkong | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nyackoung | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyokong | 86 | 1,745 | / |
| Nyakang | 86 | 32 | / |
| Niakong | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gnakong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nhakong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyokoong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnaykong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neakoing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngnakoung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njokong | 71 | 32 | / |
| Nyokang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnakang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niakang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhookong | 67 | 12 | / |
| Njockong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnakang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhookhong | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njokang | 57 | 12 | / |
| Njoukang | 53 | 8 | / |
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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 Nyakong
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis