Kelang Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kelang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2491:531,12143,021
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
India101:76,706,538639,611
Botswana41:546,73222,624
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kelang (4,205) may also be a first name.

Kelang Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kelang Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kelang is most common in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kelang.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelang is the 733,258th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The surname Kelang occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Kelang reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 107,022nd most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 4,205 people.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 531,121. In Indonesia Kelang is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 39 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 33 percent reside and Papua, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 10 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keliang9256/
Kelhang923/
Kelyang921/
Keslang921/
Keelang921/
Kelahang865/
Ketleang861/
Kolang836,262/
Kalang832,691/
Kelong83647/
Kilang83497/
Kelank8310/
Celang832/
Khoeleang8014/
Kallang77358/
Kalaing77312/
Khalang77129/
Kaliang7796/
Kholang7788/
Caelang7758/
Chelang7757/
Kollang7744/
Quelang7740/
Koliang7733/
Koilang7731/
Kkalang7728/
Kaleang7722/
Kailang7719/
Kiliang7717/
Kealong7715/
Kiolang7714/
Hkelong7710/
Kahlang779/
Koleang775/
Khilang774/
Kuilang773/
Kaelong773/
Kohlang772/
Kyolang772/
Keliong771/
Keliank771/
Kilyang771/
Keylong771/
Kelashsing751/
Kalahang7147/
Kilateng7143/
Keeleong716/
Keeleing715/
Cheliang712/
Kailiang711/
Khaelong711/
Kholiang711/
Kolyaang711/
Kheelong711/
Khoilang711/
Kholeang711/
Kelongth710/
Kalong6715,267/
Kolong675,387/
Calang672,151/
Kilong67799/
Kolanc67363/
Kalank67271/
Kalanc67128/
Kilank6762/
Colang6746/
Cilang6731/
Celong6722/
Qalang6719/
Kilanc6719/
Qolang6713/
Qilang673/
Kolank672/

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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 Kelang
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