Gitang Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Gitang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gitang (32) may also be a first name.
Gitang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gitang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gitang (Hindi: गीतांग) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gitang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,909,720th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Gitang reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gitang is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 32 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Gitang is most common in: Madang, where 92 percent reside, Morobe, where 4 percent reside and Western, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gitang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gitang in the Hindi language | ||
| गीतांग | gitanga | 50 |
| गितांग | gitanga | 50 |
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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 Gitang
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