Koryang Surname

135,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Koryang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koryang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,3091:11,7981,960
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Koryang (822) may also be a first name.

Koryang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koryang is most common in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koryang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 135,371st most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,194,383 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Koryang reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Koryang is also the 285,014th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 822 people.

Koryang is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 3,309 people, or 1 in 11,798. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kaabong District, where 42 percent reside, Kotido District, where 39 percent reside and Nakapiripirit District, where 13 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Koryang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Koryang last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khoryang931/
Koriang862,729/
Keryang869/
Kuryang862/
Karyang861/
Kooryong801/
Karayiang751/
Kariang71257/
Uankoriang7141/
Karjang7122/
Kuriang716/
Keriang711/
Kharriang631/
Kariatngk631/
Kareong5717/
Kariong5717/
Kuriong579/
Keriong577/
Qariang573/
Cariang571/
Kuriank571/
Khariong5329/
Carijang531/
Kauriong531/
Kuriankk531/
Kurrajong501/
Katrehong501/
Karajhong501/

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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 Koryang
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