Yakang Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Yakang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yakang (7,849) may also be a first name.
Yakang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yakang is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakang? popularity and diffusion
Yakang is the 2,746,821st most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Yakang are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 72,007th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 7,849 people.
The last name Yakang is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 26,450,530. In India Yakang is mostly found in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 100 percent are found. Aside from India this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 32 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakeang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yakaing | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yoahkang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yakong | 83 | 193 | / |
| Jakang | 83 | 52 | / |
| Yokang | 83 | 49 | / |
| Yacang | 83 | 3 | / |
| Eakang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yakhong | 77 | 70 | / |
| Yotkang | 77 | 37 | / |
| Jaikang | 77 | 34 | / |
| Yokaing | 77 | 9 | / |
| Jakhang | 77 | 9 | / |
| Jakkang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jiakang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yakgong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakoing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakkong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yodkang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yookang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yokasing | 71 | 45 | / |
| Jaikhang | 71 | 21 | / |
| Yotkhang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jaikaung | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jaikaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jacang | 67 | 623 | / |
| Jakong | 67 | 107 | / |
| Yokong | 67 | 34 | / |
| Yacong | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jaikhaeng | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yokasingh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jokang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eakong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jaikheang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yakoungue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakonk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaikhaung | 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 Yakang
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