All around the world, گنگ (كنك 
, گنگ 
) is a rare boy's first name. The given name گنگ is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare male name, Libya, where it is a rare male name, and Syria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. More prevalently, گنگ is the last name as well as the forename.