Ah Chang Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ah Chang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ah Chang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ah Chang (90) may also be a first name.

Ah Chang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ah Chang occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ah Chang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ah Chang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Ah Chang is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Ah Chang are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,005,046th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 90 people.

This surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Perlis, where 82 percent live, Pahang, where 9 percent live and Penang, where 9 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ah Cheang948/
Ah Chan9322/
Ah Hang9311/
Ah Chong88131/
Ah Cheng8836/
Ah Shang881/
Ah Heang881/
Ah Khang881/
Ah Chane881/
Ah Han8614/
Ah Choong823/
Ah Cheung821/
Ah Hong80107/
Ah Sang8054/
Ah Khan8030/
Ah-Hang8023/
Ah Chon8016/
Ah Jang807/
Ah Cham802/
Ah-Chan801/
Ah Hean801/
Ah Shan801/
Ah Choon7587/
Ah-Chong7520/
Ah-Chane7514/
Ah Siang7510/
Ah Hoong755/
Ah Tsang754/
Ah Khong752/
Ah Chomg751/
Ah Jeang751/
Ah Huong751/
Ah Choun751/
Ah Seang751/
Ah Hon7121/
Ah San7112/
Ah-Cheung713/
Ah Jan713/
Ah Ham711/
Ah-Hong6740/
Ah Hoon6722/
Ah Sane6714/
Ah Jong678/
Ah Song678/
Ah-Cham675/
Ah Samg674/
Ah Jaan671/
Ah Sain671/
Ah Heyn671/
Ah-Sang671/
Ah Khon671/
Ah Hone671/
Ah Shon671/

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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 Ah Chang
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