Selang Surname
Approximately 1,067 people bear this surname
Selang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 982 | 1:134,673 | 13,427 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Selang (616) may also be a first name.
Selang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selang (Marathi: सेलंग) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Selang is the 343,621st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,829,940 people. The last name Selang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Selang reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 336,421st most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 616 people.
The last name Selang is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 982 people, or 1 in 134,673. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Maluku, where 50 percent reside, Maluku, where 12 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selang in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलंग | selanga | - |
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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 Selang
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