Girang Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Girang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 99 | 1:297,921 | 16,312 |
| Indonesia | 97 | 1:1,363,394 | 93,839 |
| Philippines | 74 | 1:1,368,084 | 100,385 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Girang (291) may also be a first name.
Girang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Girang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Girang is found most in Malaysia. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Girang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 940,398th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name Girang occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Girang live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 517,703rd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 291 people.
The last name Girang is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 297,921. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 84 percent reside, Sabah, where 14 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent reside and The Philippines, where 27 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 Girang
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