Kerang Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

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

Kerang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kerang (10,373) may also be a first name.

Kerang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerang (Bengali: কেরাং, Hindi: केरंग) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Kerang is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Kerang reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kerang is also the 59,772nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 10,373 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 2,204,153. In Indonesia Kerang is most frequent in: North Maluku, where 80 percent live, West Sumatra, where 8 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 7 percent live. Barring Indonesia it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keraang9238/
Keirang9217/
Kerrang921/
Kaerang921/
Kierang921/
Khaerang8675/
Kerahang864/
Ketraung861/
Kerating860/
Korang839,442/
Karang833,155/
Kerong83192/
Kirang83153/
Cerang833/
Cherang77296/
Koirang77102/
Karrang77102/
Karaing7786/
Kharang7733/
Kerrong7710/
Koraang778/
Kirrang777/
Kereung775/
Kohrang773/
Koreang773/
Khorang772/
Kairang772/
Korangk771/
Koraing771/
Karaung771/
Kirangc771/
Keyrong771/
Kerhong771/
Khetrasing751/
Cheerang7128/
Ketreing719/
Kettrong715/
Keerankt711/
Ketroung711/
Karaingh711/
Kaaraing711/
Kaharang711/
Karank671,610/
Kirong671,267/
Karong67646/
Carang67442/
Korong67276/
Qarang6741/
Corang6732/
Kerankova6723/
Kirank6718/
Cirang6718/
Karanc675/
Kiranc673/
Korank672/
Khettrong672/
Kreong671/
Cerank671/
Kirasingh671/
Kettreing671/
Koráng671/

Kerang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerang in the Bengali language
কেরাংkeram-
Kerang in the Hindi language
केरंगkeranga-

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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 Kerang
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