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 is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sakang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sakang is the 1,121,821st most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Sakang reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 28 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Sakang is also the 1,201,840th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 66 people.

Sakang is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 133,667. In Papua New Guinea Sakang is mostly found in: West New Britain, where 93 percent are found, East New Britain, where 5 percent are found and Enga, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 18 percent are found.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sakang
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