Lachang Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Lachang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lachang (468) may also be a first name.
Lachang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lachang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lachang (Bengali: লাচাং) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lachang.
How Common Is The Last Name Lachang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lachang is the 1,907,068th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Lachang is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Lachang live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 393,633rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 468 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria Lachang is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 78 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lachang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lachang in the Bengali language | ||
| লাচাং | lacam | 50 |
| লাচং | lacam | 50 |
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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 Lachang
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