Nguang Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Nguang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia861:1,537,781102,932
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nguang (258) may also be a first name.

Nguang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nguang is found most in Indonesia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nguang is the 1,276,805th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Nguang are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 554,411th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 258 people.

The surname Nguang is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 1,537,781. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Riau Islands, where 98 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 2 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 29 percent live and Singapore, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngkuang924/
Ngguang923/
Ngueang921/
Ninguang864/
Ngwang834,268/
Nguong83107/
Ngbang8319/
Ncuang834/
Ninghuang803/
Nkgwang77378/
Ngueing7714/
Ngwaing771/
Ngqwang771/
Ngwaang771/
Nguehewang751/
Nguamgue718/
Nkwang6787/
Ngbong6781/
Ncwang6739/
Ngwong6715/
Ngvong671/
Nkwouhang671/

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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 Nguang
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