Zakang Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Zakang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Zakang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zakang is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zakang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakang? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,034,050th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Zakang are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 72 percent live, Centre Region, where 17 percent live and Northwest Region, where 11 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaukang | 92 | 7 | / |
| Zeakeang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sakang | 83 | 216 | / |
| Zekang | 83 | 68 | / |
| Jakang | 83 | 52 | / |
| Cakang | 83 | 13 | / |
| Zokang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zakong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saekang | 77 | 4,303 | / |
| Sakaing | 77 | 61 | / |
| Jaikang | 77 | 34 | / |
| Chakang | 77 | 34 | / |
| Djakang | 77 | 31 | / |
| Caikang | 77 | 23 | / |
| Zeukang | 77 | 19 | / |
| Seakang | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sakkang | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jakhang | 77 | 9 | / |
| Jakkang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Saikang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tsakang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sakhang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zoukang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saukang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zekeang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zehkang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zookang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sackang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dzekang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaakong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaekong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zeakong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saekhang | 71 | 133 | / |
| Jaikhang | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chaikang | 71 | 19 | / |
| Dzeukang | 71 | 15 | / |
| Zhoukang | 71 | 7 | / |
| Saekeang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jaikaung | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sagkaang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saikhang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djakkang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaukang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaikaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhuokang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djahkang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshakang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakong | 67 | 1,239 | / |
| Jacang | 67 | 623 | / |
| Jakong | 67 | 107 | / |
| Sacang | 67 | 100 | / |
| Sekang | 67 | 98 | / |
| Cacang | 67 | 87 | / |
| Zekong | 67 | 27 | / |
| Cakong | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zokong | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sokang | 67 | 12 | / |
| Saqang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jokang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jaikheang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaikhaung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaikhang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Zakang
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