Lajang Surname
Approximately 560 people bear this surname
Lajang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 476 | 1:61,963 | 4,637 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Lajang (244) may also be a first name.
Lajang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lajang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lajang occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Lajang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lajang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 565,092nd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,013,475 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Lajang reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lajang is also the 571,890th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 244 people.
The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 476 people, or 1 in 61,963. In Malaysia Lajang is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 91 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside and Johor, where 2 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Lajang
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