Ah Cheng Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ah Cheng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ah Cheng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ah Cheng (604) may also be a first name.

Ah Cheng Last Name Facts

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

Ah Cheng occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ah Cheng.

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

The surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Ah Cheng reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 340,092nd most frequent forename on earth, borne by 604 people.

Ah Cheng is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 893,764. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Kedah, where 24 percent live, Penang, where 24 percent live and Pahang, where 18 percent live. Other than Malaysia Ah Cheng exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

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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 Cheng
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