Bedang Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Bedang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Bedang (388) may also be a first name.
Bedang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bedang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bedang (Hindi: बेदांग, Marathi: बेदंग, Oriya: ପଧାନ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bedang? popularity and diffusion
Bedang is the 2,203,767th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Bedang reside; 36 percent reside in Central Africa and 36 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 439,750th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 388 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Bedang is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 93 percent live, Littoral Region, where 4 percent live and Southwest Region, where 4 percent live. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Malaysia, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bedang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bedang in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଧାନ | padhana | - |
| Bedang in the Hindi language | ||
| बेदांग | bedanga | 87.5 |
| बेदंग | bedanga | 12.5 |
| Bedang in the Marathi language | ||
| बेदंग | bedanga | 66.67 |
| बेदांग | bedanga | 33.33 |
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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 Bedang
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