Gileng Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Gileng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 119 | 1:68,519 | 8,947 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gileng (23) may also be a first name.
Gileng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gileng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gileng is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gileng? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,471,719th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. Gileng is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Gileng reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gileng is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 68,519. In Papua New Guinea Gileng is most prevalent in: Madang, where 66 percent are found, Chimbu, where 26 percent are found and West Sepik, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Gileng
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