View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Cheong Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cheong is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheong? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Cheong is the 11,070^th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 143,631 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Cheong live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Cheong is also the 38,809^th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 19,333 people.

The surname Cheong is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 31,801 people, or 1 in 927. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 38 percent are found, Perak, where 16 percent are found and Johor, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name occurs in 91 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Cheong Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Cheong has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,630 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cheong Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Cheong last name are 16.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cheong earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,159 per year; in South Africa they earn 194.49% more than the national average, earning R 699,828 per year; in United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.89% more than the national average, earning $59,563 CAD per year.