Semelang Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Semelang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semelang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Semelang (16) may also be a first name.

Semelang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semelang is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Semelang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Semelang reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Semelang is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Semelang is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 776,164. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 92 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent reside and Perak, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Semelang
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