Yarakwang Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Yarakwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 216 | 1:213,796 | 15,228 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
Yarakwang (135) may also be a first name.
Yarakwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yarakwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yarakwang is most common in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yarakwang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yarakwang is the 1,025,894th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name Yarakwang is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yarakwang are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 797,647th most common first name globally. It is borne by 135 people.
The last name Yarakwang is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 213,796. In Kenya Yarakwang is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 0 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 0 percent reside. Other than Kenya Yarakwang exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaraikwang | 95 | 4 | / |
| Yiarakwiang | 90 | 1 | / |
| Yarkwanga | 89 | 12 | / |
| Arakang | 88 | 11 | / |
| Arakiang | 82 | 17 | / |
| Arakyang | 82 | 6 | / |
| Yaragang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Arkang | 80 | 7 | / |
| Arikwanga | 78 | 25 | / |
| Yaragangu | 78 | 14 | / |
| Arkiang | 75 | 641 | / |
| Aragang | 75 | 11 | / |
| Arkhang | 75 | 2 | / |
| Arekang | 75 | 2 | / |
| Arakong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yorkang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yarking | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yarragangu | 74 | 83 | / |
| Yarraganga | 74 | 20 | / |
| Yar Gwango | 74 | 1 | / |
| Araekung | 71 | 4 | / |
| Urakanga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Arachang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arkanguo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awor-Ekwang | 70 | 1 | / |
| Arking | 67 | 158 | / |
| Yeargangu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Arcang | 67 | 14 | / |
| Argang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Arkäng | 67 | 6 | / |
| Arkong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yeragangu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yarukungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarkyanku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yar Ganga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auearkang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarangwong | 63 | 625 | / |
| Yarangvong | 63 | 3 | / |
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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 Yarakwang
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