Martang Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Martang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Martang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Martang (1,715) may also be a first name.

Martang Last Name Facts

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

Martang (Marathi: मातग, Tibetan: མར་རྟང་) occurs most in Indonesia. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Martang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Martang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Martang are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Martang is also the 185,411th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 1,715 people.

Martang is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 3,574,303. In Indonesia Martang is primarily found in: Central Sulawesi, where 62 percent are found, South Sulawesi, where 32 percent are found and North Maluku, where 5 percent are found. Beside Indonesia Martang exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Martang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Martang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Martang surname grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Martang Last Name Statistics demography

Martang earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Martang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Martang in the Tibetan language
མར་རྟང་martang-
Martang in the Marathi language
मातगmataga50
मारतनmaratana50

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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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  • 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 Martang
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