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 is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pelyang? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Pelyang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Pelyang are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The last name Pelyang is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon Pelyang is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 88 percent live, North Region, where 8 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Bhutan, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
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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