Yenkong Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yenkong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yenkong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2641:78,6719,664
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Yenkong (10) may also be a first name.

Yenkong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yenkong occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yenkong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yenkong is the 953,750th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. Yenkong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Yenkong are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yenkong is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 78,671. In Cameroon Yenkong is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 16 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayenkong931/
Yengkong931/
Enkong9227/
Engkong86598/
Yenkung8648/
Eynkong8633/
Enkoung8612/
Enhkong861/
Ennkong861/
Jenkong861/
Jengkong8021/
Genkuong8012/
Jeenkong807/
Eiankong802/
Eingkong802/
Ayonkong801/
Yenkeung801/
Geankong801/
Encong7781/
Enkang777/
Jeenkhong752/
Jiengkong751/
Engcong71457/
Engkang71225/
Ounkong7128/
Engkung7123/
Eamkong716/
Ainkong715/
Iemkong714/
Gencong714/
Eimkong712/
Aunkong712/
Eiamkong6752/
Aiemkong6714/
Ainkhong679/
Eamkhong675/
Ayankang672/
Engkhang671/
Genkhang671/
Ounkhong671/
Aunkhong671/
Jeankung671/
Hounkong671/
Oengkang671/

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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 Yenkong
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