Pelyang Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Pelyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pelyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pelyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pelyang occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelyang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pelyang is the 2,605,694th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Pelyang are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 88 percent are found, North Region, where 8 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Bhutan, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelang | 92 | 522 | / |
| Peliang | 86 | 106 | / |
| Peslang | 86 | 51 | / |
| Phelang | 86 | 8 | / |
| Pilyang | 86 | 3 | / |
| Petlang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peleang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peiliang | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pelating | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pelasing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelong | 77 | 626 | / |
| Pilang | 77 | 538 | / |
| Phelasing | 75 | 10 | / |
| Phetliang | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phetlaung | 75 | 2 | / |
| Piliang | 71 | 5,412 | / |
| Pailang | 71 | 278 | / |
| Pelhank | 71 | 74 | / |
| Petlong | 71 | 40 | / |
| Peelong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Peilong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Puylang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pealong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peleing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelongh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peulong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pielong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pheloung | 67 | 177 | / |
| Phelgong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Philiang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Payhlang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phetlong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peeloung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pailiang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peahlong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paileang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phileang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phailang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pelyang
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