Ah Chong Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Ah Chong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ah Chong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Panama171:230,1336,157
Samoa91:21,534479
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France11:66,422,722504,397
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211

Ah Chong (464) may also be a first name.

Ah Chong Last Name Facts

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

Ah Chong has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ah Chong.

How Common Is The Last Name Ah Chong? popularity and diffusion

Ah Chong is the 1,565,797th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Ah Chong occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Ah Chong are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 25 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 395,684th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 464 people.

The surname Ah Chong is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 893,764. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Pahang, where 24 percent reside, Sarawak, where 18 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Mauritius, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Ah Chong Last Name Statistics demography

Ah Chong earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 123.5% more than the national average, earning R 531,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ah Choong943/
Ah Hong93107/
Ah Chon9316/
Ah Choon8887/
Ah Cheng8836/
Ah-Chong8820/
Ah Chang8812/
Ah Chung886/
Ah Hoong885/
Ah Khong882/
Ah Huong881/
Ah Choun881/
Ah Chomg881/
Ah Hon8621/
Ah Cheung821/
Ah-Hong8040/
Ah Hoon8022/
Ah Chan8022/
Ah Hang8011/
Ah Jong808/
Ah Song808/
Ah Hung803/
Ah Shon801/
Ah Khon801/
Ah Hone801/
Ah Siong7540/
Ah-Choon7517/
Ah Khoon7510/
Ah-Chung758/
Ah Soong753/
Ah Shoon752/
Ah Shang751/
Ah Khang751/
Ah Hosen751/
Ah Chane751/
Ah-Hon7185/
Ah Jon7115/
Ah Han7114/
Ah Son716/
Ah-Cheung713/
Ah Hoosen711/
Ah Soon67142/
Ah Sang6754/
Ah Khan6730/
Ah-Hang6723/
Ah-Hone6716/
Ah Jang677/
Ah Soun675/
Ah Cham672/
Ah Joon671/
Ah-Chan671/
Ah Jung671/
Ah Shan671/
Ah Shom671/

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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 Ah Chong
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