Palangen Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Palangen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palangen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Palangen (17) may also be a first name.

Palangen Last Name Facts

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

Palangen has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palangen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Palangen live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Palangen is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Palangen is most numerous in: Enga, where 89 percent live, Morobe, where 4 percent live and National Capital District, where 4 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palangeng942/
Palagen9381/
Palangin886/
Polangen881/
Palhagen881/
Pallanene821/
Palagne8053/
Palagem807/
Palogen805/
Paillaguen781/
Paulhansen780/
Polangin7514/
Palaging751/
Palansin751/
Palanhyna711/
Palanjain711/
Palagin672,724/
Palionienė67425/
Palansingh6736/
Polagñe6732/
Palioniene679/
Polagne677/
Palogne674/
Palioneinė671/
Palagyn671/

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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 Palangen
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