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 found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Medang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Medang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 338,461st most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,704,274 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Medang reside; 49 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Medang is also the 419,838th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 419 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 490 people, or 1 in 42,386. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 51 percent are found, East Region, where 31 percent are found and South Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 32 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.
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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