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
Palanga Political Affiliation
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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) has its highest incidence in Togo. It may also be rendered as a variant: Palangă or Palangã. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Palanga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 52,312th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 744,843 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently held first name internationally, borne by 1,069 people.
It is most widespread in Togo, where it is held by 5,040 people, or 1 in 1,438. Without taking into account Togo this last name occurs 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 devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Palanga surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political 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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