Melang Surname
Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname
Melang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 389 | 1:53,391 | 6,959 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| Indonesia | 155 | 1:853,221 | 64,334 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Melang (183) may also be a first name.
Melang Demographics
Melang Political Affiliation
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Melang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melang (Marathi: मेलंग) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 315,551st most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,129,139 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Melang are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 183 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 389 people, or 1 in 53,391. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 30 percent live, Southwest Region, where 18 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 15 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.
Melang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melang has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 427 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melang Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Melang last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.
Melang earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,302 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melang in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलंग | melanga | 55.56 |
| मेळंग | melanga | 44.44 |
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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 Melang
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