Sakang Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

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

Sakang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sakang (66) may also be a first name.

Sakang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sakang occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sakang is the 1,121,821st most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name Sakang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 43 percent of Sakang are found; 43 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 28 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Sakang is also the 1,201,840th most common first name on earth It is held by 66 people.

The surname Sakang is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 133,667. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West New Britain, where 93 percent reside, East New Britain, where 5 percent reside and Enga, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 18 percent reside.

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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
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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 Sakang
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