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 more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 733,258th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. The last name 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 occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 4,205 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried 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. Barring Indonesia this last name exists 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
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  • 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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