Yekong Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yekong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yekong (10) may also be a first name.

Yekong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yekong occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Yekong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Yekong reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

Yekong is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Yekong is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Yekong is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyekong9219/
Yoekong921/
Ayekong921/
Yekoung921/
Ekong9142,999/
Eyoekong861/
Ekoung8326/
Yekang8318/
Jekong8317/
Ekkong8315/
Yekung837/
Ekoong835/
Eakong835/
Gekong832/
Ekongh831/
Ekhong831/
Iekong831/
Eekong831/
Eyekang7745/
Ayakong7710/
Ayukong776/
Yoykong774/
Yoikong772/
Eadkong771/
Ayekang771/
Jiekong771/
Jeakong771/
Hayekoseng751/
Ekang732,731/
Econg731,051/
Ekung73921/
Ekonk738/
Ekonq732/
Ayukhong713,339/
Yekhaung7130/
Ayakhong714/
Eaidkong714/
Iedkhong714/
Yoykhong711/
Yoikhong711/
Aekkhong711/
Ouekongh711/
Eithkong711/
Hayeekoseng711/
Jeadkong711/
Gecong6749/
Jecong6731/
Ajkong6719/
Gekung677/
Aukong675/
Eccong674/
Hayeekhoseng672/
Jekang672/
Gekang672/
Ekeung671/
Eukang671/
Iekang671/
Uycong671/
Eakang671/
Aykonc671/
Aykang671/
Ejkang671/
Oikong671/
Aikong671/
Ecoing670/

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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 Yekong
  • 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