Where Does The Last Name Gidang Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gidang (Hindi: गीदङ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gidang? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gidang is the 2,944,094^th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Gidang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Gidang live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gidang is also the 968,397^th most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 96 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 64 percent live, New Ireland, where 27 percent live and Madang, where 9 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 30 percent live and Indonesia, where 20 percent live.