Chong Surname
Approximately 2,860,569 people bear this surname
Chong Surname User-submission:
It is a surname that is derived originally from the Mandarin word zhang but the pronunciation is changed as the word is slightly different in the Hokchew dialect.
The word zhang (and therefore diong) is used as a collective word and means 'piece of'.
Read More About This SurnameChong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2,450,659 | 1:21 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 172,105 | 1:171 | 13 |
| Singapore | 105,638 | 1:52 | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 35,420 | 1:207 | 51 |
| United States | 20,096 | 1:18,036 | 2,284 |
| Cambodia | 19,234 | 1:805 | 217 |
| Thailand | 7,942 | 1:8,894 | 459 |
| Macau | 7,783 | 1:77 | 16 |
| Canada | 5,058 | 1:7,285 | 1,075 |
| Mexico | 4,812 | 1:25,795 | 1,786 |
| Australia | 4,517 | 1:5,976 | 874 |
| Panama | 2,749 | 1:1,423 | 235 |
| China | 2,334 | 1:585,828 | 265 |
| Ecuador | 2,228 | 1:7,139 | 1,166 |
| England | 2,028 | 1:27,474 | 3,739 |
| Philippines | 1,740 | 1:58,183 | 9,770 |
| Peru | 1,620 | 1:19,620 | 2,313 |
| Vietnam | 1,514 | 1:61,193 | 587 |
| Cuba | 1,387 | 1:8,308 | 787 |
| Brunei | 1,191 | 1:352 | 62 |
| Jamaica | 978 | 1:2,935 | 451 |
| Indonesia | 928 | 1:142,510 | 14,083 |
| Dominican Republic | 678 | 1:15,388 | 1,107 |
| New Zealand | 609 | 1:7,436 | 1,269 |
| France | 497 | 1:133,647 | 20,433 |
| Cameroon | 490 | 1:42,386 | 5,631 |
| Nigeria | 451 | 1:392,778 | 20,683 |
| Venezuela | 434 | 1:69,595 | 2,987 |
| Mauritius | 386 | 1:3,351 | 625 |
| Netherlands | 362 | 1:46,650 | 7,945 |
| India | 311 | 1:2,466,448 | 79,091 |
| French Polynesia | 307 | 1:915 | 86 |
| United Arab Emirates | 285 | 1:32,148 | 3,486 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Chile | 189 | 1:93,209 | 3,564 |
| Taiwan | 187 | 1:125,373 | 1,149 |
| South Africa | 182 | 1:297,680 | 28,740 |
| Spain | 174 | 1:268,690 | 16,788 |
| Samoa | 162 | 1:1,196 | 373 |
| Japan | 152 | 1:841,081 | 18,528 |
| Portugal | 151 | 1:68,995 | 3,598 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Guam | 119 | 1:1,346 | 190 |
| Germany | 117 | 1:688,081 | 52,903 |
| Honduras | 115 | 1:76,665 | 1,511 |
| Guatemala | 106 | 1:151,723 | 3,409 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 100 | 1:546 | 98 |
| Brazil | 97 | 1:2,206,952 | 68,831 |
| Uganda | 97 | 1:402,467 | 25,105 |
| Scotland | 83 | 1:64,504 | 5,145 |
| Suriname | 83 | 1:6,658 | 1,580 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| Sweden | 79 | 1:124,642 | 8,853 |
| Nicaragua | 74 | 1:81,366 | 1,730 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 71 | 1:19,211 | 2,278 |
| Ireland | 59 | 1:79,813 | 4,719 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Russia | 51 | 1:2,825,942 | 156,501 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Costa Rica | 46 | 1:103,915 | 1,734 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Aruba | 42 | 1:2,464 | 355 |
| Colombia | 40 | 1:1,194,352 | 9,916 |
| Italy | 37 | 1:1,652,883 | 83,776 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| North Korea | 36 | 1:697,696 | 59 |
| Seychelles | 35 | 1:2,640 | 506 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 30 | 1:5,914 | 445 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| El Salvador | 25 | 1:253,756 | 2,260 |
| Curaçao | 23 | 1:6,837 | 197 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Saint Lucia | 5 | 1:35,756 | 1,958 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 227 | 1:221,228 | 18,802 |
The alternate forms: Çhong (1) & Chóng (1) are calculated separately.
Chong (674,177) may also be a first name.
Chong Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname that is derived originally from the Mandarin word zhang but the pronunciation is changed as the word is slightly different in the Hokchew dialect.
The word zhang (and therefore diong) is used as a collective word and means 'piece of'.
- jessjxdThe surname Chong is a translation of one of three of more Chinese surnames; the commonest of which is Zhang, the less common, Zhong, and the least common Zhuang.
- chongvictorThis surname comes from Chinese romanization of zhang (張/张), meaning 'archer'.
- randomoChong Demographics
Average Chong Salary in
United States
$49,482 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chong Last Name Facts
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 borne by more people in South Korea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Çhong or Chóng. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chong? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chong is the 188th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,548 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Chong live; 87 percent live in East Asia and 86 percent live in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 1,454th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 674,177 people.
The surname is most common in South Korea, where it is borne by 2,450,659 people, or 1 in 21. In South Korea it is most numerous in: Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent are found, Seoul, where 19 percent are found and Busan, where 10 percent are found. Outside of South Korea this last name exists in 137 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 6 percent are found and Singapore, where 4 percent are found.
Chong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chong has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 8,853 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chong Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chong last name are 9.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.3% being registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chong in the Hindi language | ||
| चोंग | conga | - |
| Chong in the Marathi language | ||
| चॉंग | conga | - |
| Chong in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆོང་ | chong | 50 |
| ལྕང་། | chang | 50 |
| Chong in the Russian language | ||
| Чонг | cong | - |
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