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 found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yarakwang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,025,894th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yarakwang reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Yarakwang is also the 797,647th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 135 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 213,796. In Kenya it is most numerous in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 0 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent are found.
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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