Dalang Surname
Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname
Dalang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 478 | 1:370,592 | 19,784 |
| Philippines | 308 | 1:328,696 | 45,252 |
| Indonesia | 255 | 1:518,624 | 42,226 |
| Malaysia | 154 | 1:191,521 | 11,379 |
| India | 84 | 1:9,131,731 | 182,786 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Dalang (5,232) may also be a first name.
Dalang Demographics
Average Dalang Salary in
South Africa
R 453,408
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Dalang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dalang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dalang (Bengali: দালং) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dalang? popularity and diffusion
Dalang is the 287,524th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,458,836 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Dalang reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dalang is also the 93,523rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,232 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 478 people, or 1 in 370,592. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 86 percent live, Adamawa, where 6 percent live and Taraba, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 19 percent live.
Dalang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dalang has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dalang surname contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dalang Last Name Statistics demography
Dalang earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.8% more than the national average, earning R 453,408 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dalang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dalang in the Bengali language | ||
| দালং | dalam | 85.71 |
| দলং | dalam | 14.29 |
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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 Dalang
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