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 occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gileng? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gileng is the 1,471,719th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Gileng occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Gileng reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used forename globally, held by 23 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 68,519. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Madang, where 66 percent reside, Chimbu, where 26 percent reside and West Sepik, where 4 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Gileng is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 16 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.
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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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