Korang Surname

53,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Korang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8,7281:3,096480
India2121:3,618,233101,667
Indonesia1651:801,51060,937
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
England601:928,63447,428
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Austria231:370,23639,193
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Koráng (1) are calculated separately.

Korang (829) may also be a first name.

Korang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korang (Hindi: कोरंग) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Koráng. Click here for further possible spellings of Korang.

How Common Is The Last Name Korang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,978th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 771,822 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Korang are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 283,643rd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 829 people.

It is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 8,728 people, or 1 in 3,096. Besides Ghana this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Korang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Korang are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Korang earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.59% more than the national average, earning $50,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.51% less than the national average, earning $41,977 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koráng941/
Kourang92338/
Koorang92141/
Koirang92102/
Kosrang9213/
Koraang928/
Kohrang923/
Koreang923/
Khorang922/
Korangk921/
Koraing921/
Kouhrang8614/
Korateng861/
Koorrang861/
Kouraing861/
Karang833,155/
Kurang83419/
Korong83276/
Kerang83118/
Corang8332/
Korank832/
Kourangue802/
Kosrangue801/
Karrang77102/
Karaing7786/
Khorong7778/
Karangz7761/
Keraang7738/
Kgorong7738/
Khorank7736/
Kharang7733/
Kaurang7723/
Kuraing7723/
Korrong775/
Khurang775/
Kourong772/
Koorong772/
Qoorang771/
Kurangs771/
Coraing771/
Koreung771/
Kurangk771/
Koranke771/
Karaung771/
Kaerang771/
Korhong771/
Kerrang771/
Koorasingh7530/
Khaerang7175/
Karangue7118/
Khotrong719/
Kerahang714/
Kuraseng711/
Kurangke711/
Koroceng711/
Katreang711/
Kaaraing711/
Korahnke711/
Corangue711/
Karaingh711/
Khutrang711/
Katraung711/
Kaharang711/
Corong672,716/
Karank671,610/
Karong67646/
Kurong67558/
Carang67442/
Kerong67192/
Kuranc67133/
Qarang6741/
Koronc6732/
Korankova6719/
Karangova6712/
Curang679/
Karanc675/
Koronk671/
Corank670/

Korang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korang in the Hindi language
कोरंगkoranga-

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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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  • 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 Korang
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