Pilang Surname
Approximately 538 people bear this surname
Pilang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 332 | 1:88,838 | 6,204 |
| Indonesia | 119 | 1:1,111,338 | 79,949 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Pilang (285) may also be a first name.
Pilang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pilang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pilang (Bengali: পিলংা) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pilang? popularity and diffusion
Pilang is the 582,776th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Pilang reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pilang is also the 524,196th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 285 people.
The last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 88,838. In Malaysia Pilang is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 86 percent reside, Sabah, where 10 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent reside. Besides Malaysia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pilang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pilang in the Bengali language | ||
| পিলংা | pilama | 50 |
| পিলাং | pilam | 50 |
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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 Pilang
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