Foong Surname

33,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Foong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia12,4031:2,378358
Singapore1,2581:4,378316
Australia3471:77,7979,086
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Thailand2691:262,59644,845
Indonesia2371:558,01344,900
Brunei1811:2,313422
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
England1071:520,73032,731
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Canada771:478,51441,057
China411:33,349,3061,770
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Qatar311:76,0647,685
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Macau31:200,543803
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Foong (14,121) may also be a first name.

Foong Last Name Facts

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

Foong has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Foong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,942nd most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 466,134 people. The surname Foong is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Foong live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Foong is also the 48,337th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 14,121 people.

The last name Foong is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 12,403 people, or 1 in 2,378. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 43 percent are found, Perak, where 20 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent are found. Barring Malaysia Foong is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Foong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Foong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foong last name rose 8,525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foong last name are 12.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Foong earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 151.08% more than the national average, earning R 596,664 per year; in United States they earn 14.44% more than the national average, earning $49,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.5% more than the national average, earning $67,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hfoong915/
Fong89103,120/
Foon894,255/
Footing8335/
Foosing831/
Voong802,843/
Foeng801,011/
Fuong80225/
Foung80207/
Foing80197/
Fhong8042/
Foont8035/
Fhoon8031/
Foone8021/
Foonk8019/
Fongs804/
Hfong803/
Wfong802/
Fongg802/
Fongh801/
Ffong801/
Foond801/
Footn801/
Fonng801/
Fongt801/
Foonh801/
Footting770/
Fon7516,935/
Fongue73772/
Phoong73136/
Footen7373/
Fosing7341/
Fhoeng7335/
Foteng7323/
Fooßen7316/
Fongne7311/
Fongke735/
D'Fong735/
Foting732/
Pfuong732/
Foseng732/
Voongh732/
Foungk731/
Foonhe731/
Footn'730/
Foungs730/
Fang675,322,635/
Fung67178,602/
Vong67116,723/
Font6732,892/
Voon6711,072/
Fone673,298/
Foin671,269/
Fond671,182/
Fonk671,101/
Fohn67733/
Fonn67388/
Foyn67336/
Fossing67237/
Fhon67193/
Foun67165/
Fonh67129/
Fosseng67103/
Foungue6763/
Fousing6730/
Foching6717/
Foom6713/
Fojn678/
Fomg677/
Fonc676/
Fogging674/
Fuon674/
Wfon673/
Fáng673/
Fonq672/
Fotn672/
Pfoings671/
Foohsen671/
Fgon671/
Fông671/
Foysing671/
Hfon671/
Ffon671/
Fosn671/
Foochin671/
Footten670/

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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 Foong
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