View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Hong is held by more people in China than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Höng, Hóng or Hông. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Hong is the 127^th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,604 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Hong are found; 90 percent are found in East Asia and 64 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 33^rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 8,151,369 people.

The surname is most frequently held in China, where it is held by 2,559,098 people, or 1 in 534. Apart from China it occurs in 147 countries. It is also found in South Korea, where 13 percent reside and North Korea, where 13 percent reside.

Hong Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Hong has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 8,207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 69,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hong Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Protestant (25%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Hong surname are 5.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hong earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 89.33% less than the national average, earning €3,203 per year; in Norway they earn 26.82% less than the national average, earning 253,278 kr per year; in Peru they earn 100.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,891 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.73% more than the national average, earning R 334,428 per year; in Vietnam they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning 90,674,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 19.99% more than the national average, earning $51,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $54,145 CAD per year.