Yankang Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yankang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yankang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Yankang (9,720) may also be a first name.

Yankang Last Name Facts

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

Yankang is most common in Indonesia. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Yankang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Yankang live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yankang is also the 62,447th most widespread given name globally, held by 9,720 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia it is most common in: North Maluku, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 37 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangkang9320/
Yankong8610/
Yancang862/
Yamkang861/
Jangkang8063/
Jiankang8038/
Yongkang8023/
Yangkong8020/
Yankhong804/
Jankeang801/
Yankheng801/
Yoonkang801/
Yanquang801/
Yangkhong75211/
Jiangkang754/
Jankhaung751/
Jankong71832/
Yamkong7121/
Yancong7112/
Yonkong711/
Iankong711/
Jankhong67111/
Jankoung674/
Jiankong672/
Yamkhong672/
Yamkoung671/
Ayonkong671/
Yangcong671/
Geankong671/
Janhkong671/
Jhankong671/

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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 Yankang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis