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 surname Zakang is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Zakang live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Adamawa Region, where 72 percent live, Centre Region, where 17 percent live and Northwest Region, where 11 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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