Lång Surname
Approximately 1,818 people bear this surname
Lång Surname User-submission:
The Lång surname means tall or long in Swedish. The name is highly prevalent in Finland because of its Swedish past and the finlandssvensk (Finland's swedes) minority population
Lång Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 959 | 1:5,732 | 905 |
| Sweden | 804 | 1:12,247 | 1,058 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Läng (445) are calculated separately.
Lång Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Lång surname means tall or long in Swedish. The name is highly prevalent in Finland because of its Swedish past and the finlandssvensk (Finland's swedes) minority population
- deleted-161759Lång Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lång Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lång is held by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Läng. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lång? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 223,913th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,008,551 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lång are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Lång is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 959 people, or 1 in 5,732. In Finland Lång is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 35 percent live, Northern Savonia, where 11 percent live and Ostrobothnia, where 9 percent live. Besides Finland this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 44 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Läng | 92 | 445 | / |
| Långh | 89 | 42 | / |
| Långs | 89 | 23 | / |
| Låång | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lng | 86 | 693 | / |
| Lån | 86 | 4 | / |
| Låångh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ling | 75 | 1,263,722 | / |
| Leng | 75 | 624,876 | / |
| Lyng | 75 | 3,290 | / |
| L'Ng | 75 | 15 | / |
| Lngt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lngg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lngq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lộng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnhg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnqg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leung | 67 | 409,913 | / |
| Liong | 67 | 20,322 | / |
| Lingg | 67 | 2,527 | / |
| Lieng | 67 | 2,286 | / |
| Laeng | 67 | 1,199 | / |
| Lingk | 67 | 800 | / |
| Lings | 67 | 752 | / |
| Lengs | 67 | 506 | / |
| Luing | 67 | 429 | / |
| Loeng | 67 | 421 | / |
| Lueng | 67 | 415 | / |
| Ln | 67 | 328 | / |
| Lhing | 67 | 224 | / |
| Lingė | 67 | 170 | / |
| Lyong | 67 | 90 | / |
| Lyngø | 67 | 83 | / |
| Lingh | 67 | 63 | / |
| Lengg | 67 | 61 | / |
| Låhne | 67 | 46 | / |
| Lånke | 67 | 38 | / |
| Åling | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gling | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lengk | 67 | 28 | / |
| Leeng | 67 | 24 | / |
| Løeng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lyngh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lyngå | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hling | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lenng | 67 | 16 | / |
| Luung | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lương | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lling | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lengh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Linng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lingz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lheng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lingt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lyngg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lleng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hleng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lisng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lượng | 67 | 2 | / |
| L'Ing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyngk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lingq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyncg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lynng | 67 | 0 | / |
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