Palanga Surname
Approximately 9,784 people bear this surname
Palanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 5,040 | 1:1,438 | 143 |
| DR Congo | 2,114 | 1:34,948 | 4,333 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Romania | 210 | 1:95,609 | 10,943 |
| Zambia | 198 | 1:80,050 | 6,810 |
| Papua New Guinea | 174 | 1:46,860 | 5,817 |
| India | 117 | 1:6,556,114 | 148,695 |
| Turkey | 53 | 1:1,468,329 | 57,819 |
| Italy | 50 | 1:1,223,134 | 75,323 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Palangă (31) & Palangã (1) are calculated separately.
Palanga (1,069) may also be a first name.
Palanga Demographics
Average Palanga Salary in
United States
$42,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Palanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Palanga (Hindi: पलंगा, Oriya: ପାଳ) occurs more in Togo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Palangă or Palangã. Click here for further potential spellings of Palanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Palanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 52,312th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 744,843 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Palanga live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Palanga is also the 244,625th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,069 people.
The last name Palanga is most widespread in Togo, where it is carried by 5,040 people, or 1 in 1,438. Apart from Togo this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Angola, where 16 percent reside.
Palanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Palanga are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Palanga earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 27.61% less than the national average, earning €21,740 per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palanga in the Hindi language | ||
| पलंगा | palanga | - |
| Palanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଳ | pala | 50 |
| ପାଲ | pala | 42.19 |
| ପାଲା | pala | 2.15 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 0.78 |
| ପାଳଂଗ | palanga | 0.78 |
| ପାଲଂଗ | palanga | 0.59 |
| ପାଲାକା | palaka | 0.2 |
| େମେଲକା | emelaka | 0.2 |
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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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- 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 Palanga
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