Plang Surname

255,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,544 people bear this surname

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

Plang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,0581:95,68816,659
Papua New Guinea2321:35,1454,169
Nigeria1811:978,68941,594
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Cambodia131:1,191,3195,802
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Plang (1,770) may also be a first name.

Plang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plang is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Plang.

How Common Is The Last Name Plang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plang is the 255,521st most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,719,913 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Plang are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Plang is also the 181,884th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 1,770 people.

It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,058 people, or 1 in 95,688. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 55 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 38 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 3 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Plang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plang has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plang last name expanded 760 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plang surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Plang earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plangg91178/
Plyang91101/
Phlang9162/
Pliang9143/
Pleang9110/
Pflang915/
Plaing915/
P'Lang915/
Plangz911/
Planng911/
Plangs911/
Plan891,909/
Phlamng83299/
Plating8367/
Phlyang8342/
Phliang8336/
Plasing8328/
Placing8323/
Plahang838/
Pellang837/
Pillang833/
Plangue833/
Plant8028,504/
Plank8022,007/
Plain803,199/
Plane802,767/
Plahn80695/
Plong80558/
Phlan80442/
Plian80239/
Planh80197/
Plyan80113/
Pland8084/
Plean8075/
Plaan8063/
Pleng8061/
Plann8032/
Planc8021/
Plaun8019/
Pllan802/
Platn801/
Plgan801/
Plhan800/
Pilliang7786/
Plaingue7756/
Uamplang7755/
Phlasing7727/
Pillyang7714/
Plaating7714/
Platings7711/
Platteng776/
Pleating775/
Plangova773/
Pellyang771/
Plangque771/
Platting770/
Pleasing770/
Plassing770/
Phlong736,329/
Platen731,995/
Planck731,991/
Pellan731,482/
Plaine731,017/
Plancq73960/
Platin73665/
Pillan73565/
Plaunt73434/
Plagne73411/
Phlyan73386/
Playne73189/
Planke73145/
Plantt73117/
Plehan73106/
Placin73100/
Phlian7384/
Plasin7374/
Planks7341/
Plandt7316/
Plancı7314/
Pflanc7312/
Ploung7310/
Pleong7310/
Plahan7310/
Pleant736/
Phlean735/
Plasen735/
Pleșan735/
Placen734/
Platín734/
Pliant733/
Plaint733/
Pleing733/
Pllant733/
Planht733/
Ploing733/
Planth733/
Plahyn733/
Pluong732/
Phlane732/
Planne732/
Bplank731/
Phlain731/
Plasín731/
Platön731/
Pllann731/
Bplant731/
Ployng731/
Pfleng731/
Pplane730/
Plannt730/
Pflann730/
Plannk730/
Plaant730/
Plyangova716/
Pelland673,444/
Planque673,033/
Platten672,764/
Phlahan672,223/
Plancke671,828/
Pellant67513/
Plam67509/
Plassen67319/
Phlasen67308/
Phlasin67233/
Pillant67217/
Plaitin67162/
Plon67158/
Pillain67146/
Pillane67120/
Planova67118/
Plautin67114/
Pillong6764/
Plausin6745/
Plassin6739/
Plaisen6739/
Plaștin6735/
Planckh6734/
Placent6727/
Plahanc6721/
Plahtyn6719/
Plattin6718/
Pillaun6717/
Plahina6715/
Plaaten6714/
Plachin6714/
Plaisin6714/
Playsen6714/
Pillaan6713/
Plautyn6710/
Pillian678/
Pellane678/
Plahyna676/
Pleasnt675/
Plongue675/
Pleingh674/
Pflaune674/
Plocyng674/
Plyasin673/
Pillann673/
Pehelan673/
Playten673/
Placend673/
Geeplan672/
Pellhan672/
Plaigne672/
Platijn672/
Plattén672/
Playsin672/
Plascen671/
Puullan671/
Pellamn671/
Pellayn671/
Plahtin671/
Planctt671/
Plashyn671/
Phlanck671/
Plausen671/
Pilland671/
Playneh671/
Pillangová671/
Pellian671/
Pellong671/
Pøhland671/
Plasent671/
Plainne671/
Plauhyn671/
Pliahan671/
Pillean670/
Platend670/
Pellann670/
Pflanne670/
Plasint670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plang
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