Werang Surname

202,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Werang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,0221:65,4057,095
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409

Werang (44) may also be a first name.

Werang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werang is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Werang is the 202,554th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,544,526 people. The surname Werang is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Werang reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 44 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,022 people, or 1 in 65,405. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 85 percent live, West Java, where 5 percent live and West Nusa Tenggara, where 3 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetrang924/
Weranng923/
Weerang923/
Weirang922/
Werzang921/
Weergang8654/
Werasing861/
Warang832,228/
Worang831,325/
Berang83500/
Werong83201/
Verang83134/
Wirang8333/
Uerang831/
Wyrang831/
Weerasing8053/
Weracheng804/
Berrang77438/
Berhang7765/
Beirang7739/
Weerong7730/
Weirong779/
Wairang777/
Beraing772/
Wirgang772/
Hwarang771/
Wehrong771/
Warrang771/
Worrang771/
Waerong771/
Wereing770/
Weerasingh75366/
Verasing711,125/
Berahang7120/
Warahang718/
Vejrgang714/
Werheing711/
Hweirong711/
Varang676,439/
Birang671,387/
Berong67600/
Warong67494/
Virang6733/
Wirong6728/
Võrang6715/
Worong6714/
Beranc679/
Berrahang677/
Veerasing676/
Verasieng676/
Waranc671/
Verank671/
Veranc671/
Verasingh671/
Veirasing671/
Berank671/
Vettraing671/
Uirang671/
Verong671/
Byrang671/
Wyrong670/

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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 Werang
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