Rikang Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Rikang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rikang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Rikang (3,287) may also be a first name.

Rikang Last Name Facts

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

Rikang is found most in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rikang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Rikang live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Rikang is also the 124,813th most common first name globally, borne by 3,287 people.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Apart from The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruikang924/
Rikong83206/
Rukang83162/
Rekang835/
Ricang833/
Rikhong77103/
Roikong7748/
Ritkong778/
Raykang771/
Rekhang771/
Ritkhong71873/
Rikkhong7116/
Rukhaeng711/
Rukong6762/
Rekong6725/
Ricong672/
Rikonc671/
Ritthkong671/
Recoing62174/
Rukkong6243/
Rekhong623/
Ruicong623/
Rugkong622/
Roykong622/
Rukheng621/
Rukkhong5724/
Reakkong571/
Reukeing571/
Reacgong571/
Ricankova533/
Rucong502/
Rukonk501/
Recong501/

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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 Rikang
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