Wakung Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wakung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wakung Last Name Facts

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

Wakung is found most in Indonesia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakung? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wakung reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,034,603. In Indonesia Wakung is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakuing922/
Waykung922/
Wakhung921/
Wakgung921/
Waekhung861/
Waikeung861/
Wakong8385/
Vakung831/
Bakkung7732/
Bakaung775/
Waikong772/
Weikung772/
Wokeung771/
Waquong771/
Weekung771/
Wakhong771/
Vakeung771/
Wahkong771/
Weikeung711/
Wathcung711/
Waikhong711/
Bacung6739/
Wokong6713/
Weikong624/
Vakhing623/
Huakong622/
Boukung621/
Vekoung621/
Huakhong574/
Boukoung571/
Wocheung571/
Bocung5011/

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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 Wakung
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