Banyang Surname

448,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Banyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia5721:51,5634,011
Thailand1711:413,09072,457
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Banyang (1,196) may also be a first name.

Banyang Last Name Facts

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

Banyang occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Banyang.

How Common Is The Last Name Banyang? popularity and diffusion

Banyang is the 448,561st most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 9,601,510 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Banyang reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Banyang is also the 229,161st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,196 people.

The surname Banyang is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 572 people, or 1 in 51,563. In Malaysia Banyang is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 94 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent are found and Johor, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 23 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Banyang
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