Belalang Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Belalang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belalang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1061:278,24715,446
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661

Belalang (23) may also be a first name.

Belalang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belalang occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Belalang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,310,135th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Belalang is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Belalang reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Belalang is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 23 people.

The surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 278,247. In Malaysia Belalang is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 97 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent reside and Johor, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia Belalang exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 13 percent reside.

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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 Belalang
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