Vakang Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Vakang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Vakang (23) may also be a first name.
Vakang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vakang is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Vakang is primarily found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Vakang are found; 73 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 73 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Vakang is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 23 people.
The surname Vakang is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: New Ireland, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 27 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakang | 83 | 252 | / |
| Fakang | 83 | 79 | / |
| Uakang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakkang | 77 | 98 | / |
| Fagkang | 77 | 17 | / |
| Backang | 77 | 16 | / |
| Bakaung | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waukang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Watkang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Huakang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wadkang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waikang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phakang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakgang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vokaing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakeung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakanke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uakeang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fakhang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Voekang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faikang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fakkang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakkangh | 71 | 23 | / |
| Huaykang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakhaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacang | 67 | 2,630 | / |
| Wakong | 67 | 85 | / |
| Wacang | 67 | 18 | / |
| Watkheang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wekang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fokang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fekang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wokang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vokong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Facang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakhateng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheakkang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vakang
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