Valang Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Valang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
Valang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Valang (Hindi: वलंग, Marathi: वाळंज) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,121,169th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Valang is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Valang reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valang in the Hindi language | ||
| वलंग | valanga | - |
| Valang in the Marathi language | ||
| वाळंज | valanja | 30.77 |
| वाळंग | valanga | 30.77 |
| वालंग | valanga | 15.38 |
| वालंगाने | valangane | 15.38 |
| वलंग | valanga | 7.69 |
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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
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- 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 Valang
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