Gelungan Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Gelungan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelungan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1081:273,09515,216
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gelungan (38) may also be a first name.

Gelungan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelungan is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelungan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,755,741st most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gelungan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gelungan is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname Gelungan is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 273,095. In Malaysia Gelungan is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 94 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent live and Johor, where 1 percent live. Aside from Malaysia it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Gelungan
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