Elang Surname
Approximately 1,726 people bear this surname
Elang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 498 | 1:41,705 | 5,548 |
| Indonesia | 490 | 1:269,896 | 24,395 |
| Nigeria | 352 | 1:503,246 | 25,072 |
| Philippines | 197 | 1:513,900 | 59,710 |
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Elang (4,955) may also be a first name.
Elang Demographics
Elang Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Elang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elang (Marathi: इलंग) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 233,618th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,222,217 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Elang are found; 42 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 34 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 96,758th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 4,955 people.
The surname Elang is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 498 people, or 1 in 41,705. In Cameroon Elang is most common in: Centre Region, where 60 percent are found, East Region, where 24 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Elang occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Elang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Elang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elang last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Elang Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elang in the Marathi language | ||
| इलंग | ilanga | - |
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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 Elang
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