Okong Surname

314,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4961:78,7088,481
Nigeria2391:741,18333,732
Cameroon1381:150,50016,554
Thailand1151:614,246104,344
Indonesia1091:1,213,29585,606
Philippines581:1,745,487112,199
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okong (278) may also be a first name.

Okong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okong (Russian: Оконьг) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okong is the 314,680th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,108,588 people. The surname Okong is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Okong are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 25 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 532,586th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 278 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 78,708. In Uganda Okong is most prevalent in: Abim District, where 52 percent reside, Amuria District, where 10 percent reside and Mukono District, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.

Okong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhong9142/
Gokong9116/
Hokong9116/
Okkong918/
Oikong911/
Okoung911/
Okuong911/
Hookong837/
Oikohng834/
Gokgong831/
Otkhong831/
Ekong8042,999/
Akong807,035/
Okang806,775/
Ukong80681/
Okung80598/
Ocong80472/
Okonc801/
Agkong73216/
Akoung73102/
Gocong7390/
Ahkong7345/
Ukkong7332/
Gakong7329/
Oquong7329/
Hakong7316/
Ekkong7315/
Hekong7312/
Akuong7311/
Akkong738/
Gokung736/
Gukong735/
Aukong735/
Utkong735/
Ekoong735/
Akcong734/
O'Kang733/
Ukhong732/
Hukong732/
Okheng732/
Ogkang731/
Okunng731/
Akhong731/
Occong731/
Uckong731/
Ackong731/
Eekong731/
Uskong731/
Otkang731/
Oukang731/
Ukonng731/
Okeung731/
Okkang731/
Hokang731/
Atkong731/
Ekongh731/
Ekhong731/
Okonke731/
Ohkang731/
Ahakong6754/
Aukhong6729/
Akongke6722/
Atkhong6721/
Utkhong6714/
Hokheng679/
Houkang675/
Gookang674/
Ashkong673/
Hokhang672/
Ahkhong671/
Haukong671/
Uodkang671/
Hadkong671/
Hekkong671/
Okating671/
Okuteng671/
Hakhong671/
Goukang671/
Gakoung671/
Heekong671/
Gokkang671/
Gogkang671/
Gohkang671/
Hudkong671/

Okong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okong in the Russian language
Оконьгokong-

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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 Okong
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