Netang Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Netang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Netang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Netang (44) may also be a first name.

Netang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Netang is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Netang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Netang occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Netang reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Netang is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 44 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Netang is primarily found in: New Ireland, where 94 percent live and West New Britain, where 6 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Netang occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 31 percent live and The Philippines, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nehtang921/
Neytang921/
Netan91197/
Nethan831,303/
Netane83565/
Natang83376/
Nestan8372/
Nettan8348/
Netong8338/
Nietan8317/
Neitan8314/
Nitang8311/
Ngetan839/
Neetan838/
Notang835/
Neytan832/
Netain831/
Nytang831/
Netanh831/
Netasingh801/
Neihthang801/
Neetasing801/
Noitang77496/
Nathang77200/
Nestant77161/
Naitang7755/
Neethan7724/
Nithang7720/
Ngitang7720/
Neithan7713/
Nattang7712/
Netanne777/
Notaung777/
Ngetong775/
Nestand775/
Nestane774/
Nistang774/
Nethhan774/
Neatong774/
Nesthan772/
Nethane772/
Neshtan772/
Nuitang772/
Nettong772/
Nechtan771/
Nestahn771/
Nahtang771/
Nataang771/
Neistan771/
Neitean771/
Neutong771/
Netoung771/
Neythan771/
Noytang771/
Netam736,391/
Nitan73358/
Neton73234/
Nytan732/
Njtan731/
Netthong71139/
Naethong7153/
Natthang7122/
Ngnitang719/
Nesthant718/
Neathong717/
Nedthong714/
Netanova711/
Neshtane711/
Nehestan711/
Nestaine711/
Neuthong711/
Neathank710/
Nettam67454/
Neston67421/
Neaton67413/
Neyton67236/
Nithan67180/
Natong67142/
Notong6786/
Netaim6782/
Naitan6779/
Noitan6771/
Netham6757/
Neuton6752/
Netton6732/
Nitane6731/
Neetam6728/
Nistan6727/
Nitant6726/
Nethon6725/
Nieton6723/
Nitong6714/
Neitam677/
Neatam676/
Neachtain675/
Nythan674/
Nuytan674/
Nitasingh673/
Naytan673/
Nuitan673/
Najtan672/
Nitain672/
Neeton671/
Neththasingh671/
Nishthang671/
Nittan671/
Hnitan671/
Nojtan671/
Netein671/
Netone671/
Njtain671/
Niotan671/
Noeythong671/
Neatthong671/
Netoon671/
Noytan671/
Ngitan671/
Hnaethong671/

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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 Netang
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