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

The last name Chong (Hindi: चोंग, Marathi: चॉंग, Russian: Чонг, Tibetan: ཆོང་) is found most in South Korea. It can also occur as: Çhong or Chóng. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 188^th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,548 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Chong reside; 87 percent reside in East Asia and 86 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 1,454^th most common given name world-wide, held by 674,177 people.

The surname is most common in South Korea, where it is held by 2,450,659 people, or 1 in 21. In South Korea Chong is primarily found in: Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent live, Seoul, where 19 percent live and Busan, where 10 percent live. Apart from South Korea it is found in 137 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 6 percent live and Singapore, where 4 percent live.

Chong Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Chong has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 8,853 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chong Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Chong last name are 9.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.3% registered with the party.

The amount Chong earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 60.77% more than the national average, earning 556,406 kr per year; in Peru they earn 35.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,222 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.2% less than the national average, earning R 199,152 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.34% less than the national average, earning $17,858,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning $49,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.62% more than the national average, earning $58,936 CAD per year.