Medang Surname
Approximately 1,087 people bear this surname
Medang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 490 | 1:42,386 | 5,631 |
| Malaysia | 349 | 1:84,511 | 5,925 |
| Indonesia | 182 | 1:726,644 | 56,012 |
| Senegal | 41 | 1:355,594 | 1,817 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Medang (419) may also be a first name.
Medang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Medang (Bengali: মেদং) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Medang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Medang is the 338,461st most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,704,274 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Medang reside; 49 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 419,838th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 419 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 490 people, or 1 in 42,386. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 51 percent live, East Region, where 31 percent live and South Region, where 8 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 32 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Medang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medang in the Bengali language | ||
| মেদং | medam | - |
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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 Medang
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