Wakang Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Wakang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 235 | 1:562,763 | 45,179 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wakang (34) may also be a first name.
Wakang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakang is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,009,375th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Wakang reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 34 people.
This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 562,763. In Indonesia Wakang is mostly found in: Maluku, where 76 percent reside, Jambi, where 9 percent reside and North Maluku, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakkang | 92 | 98 | / |
| Waukang | 92 | 5 | / |
| Watkang | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wadkang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Waikang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakgang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakkangh | 86 | 23 | / |
| Wakong | 83 | 85 | / |
| Wacang | 83 | 18 | / |
| Vakang | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wekang | 83 | 9 | / |
| Uakang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wokang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watkheang | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wakhateng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waicang | 77 | 316 | / |
| Weikang | 77 | 32 | / |
| Woukang | 77 | 19 | / |
| Backang | 77 | 16 | / |
| Bakaung | 77 | 5 | / |
| Watkong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Huakang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wakeing | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waikong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waekong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakoing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakhong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uakeang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahkong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakongue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Huaykang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikeung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakhaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikhong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wookgang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacang | 67 | 2,630 | / |
| Wokong | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wekong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waikongue | 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
- 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 Wakang
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