Wakong Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Wakong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Wakong (37) may also be a first name.
Wakong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakong occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakong? popularity and diffusion
Wakong is the 2,034,059th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. Wakong is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Wakong live; 66 percent live in Central Africa and 66 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 37 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 301,001. In Cameroon Wakong is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 42 percent live, Centre Region, where 23 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 19 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Wakong exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watkong | 92 | 4 | / |
| Waikong | 92 | 2 | / |
| Waekong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakoing | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakhong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wahkong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakongue | 86 | 3 | / |
| Waikhong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakang | 83 | 252 | / |
| Wakung | 83 | 66 | / |
| Wokong | 83 | 13 | / |
| Wekong | 83 | 7 | / |
| Waikongue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Backong | 77 | 118 | / |
| Wakkang | 77 | 98 | / |
| Waukang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Weikong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Watkang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uatkong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waikang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Huakong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wadkang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakuing | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waykung | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakgang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahkong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weekong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakgung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakhung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waquong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wehkong | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wakkangh | 71 | 23 | / |
| Baukhong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Huakhong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weikeong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikeung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Backhong | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bacong | 67 | 3,550 | / |
| Wacang | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vakang | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wekang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vokong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakhateng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uakang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokang | 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 Wakong
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis