Howong Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Howong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1841:383,90467,401
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Howong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Howong has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,227,038th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Howong live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The surname Howong is most common in Thailand, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 383,904. In Thailand Howong is primarily concentrated in: Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, where 58 percent live, Sukhothai Province, where 34 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 4 percent live. Not including Thailand this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowong9277/
Chowong928/
Hoowong923/
Howwong921/
Owong91342/
Choowong86618/
Choiwong86398/
Chouwong8612/
Chowwong863/
Choywong863/
Chowhong861/
Khowwong861/
Huwong83588/
Hawong83583/
Ahwong8392/
Howang8349/
Howeng8335/
Hewong8314/
Ouwong8314/
O'Wong8313/
Hobong836/
Oswong831/
Uowong831/
Howung831/
Chouywong8023/
Chuwong775,090/
Chawong772,507/
Chowang77203/
Khawong77148/
Khuwong7790/
Houwang7760/
Chobong7751/
Joowong7730/
Ouywong7723/
Gohwong7712/
Huowang777/
Khowang776/
Khovong774/
Houbong771/
Joiwong771/
Joywong771/
Hawongs771/
Hawoong771/
Huiwong771/
Obong7321,292/
Awong731,399/
Owang73741/
Ewong73200/
Uwong73137/
Oweng7383/
Ovong7311/
Owung738/
Chuiwong71264/
Choowang7162/
Chhowang7137/
Choovong7129/
Khouvong7113/
Chowwang716/
Khawwong715/
Choiwang714/
Gahawong714/
Chouwang714/
Chouvong712/
Chauwong712/
Choswang711/
Choewang711/
Houyvong711/
Choubong711/
Khojwang711/
Ojwang6722,646/
Hawang671,535/
Obuong67390/
Khahawong67378/
Hewang67263/
Huwang67226/
Uiwong67154/
Ahwang6768/
Auwong6754/
Hobang6746/
Habong6743/
Ouwang6737/
Ahweng6727/
Juwong6726/
Obongh6720/
Chauywong6720/
Hoveng6718/
Hovang6717/
Chouywang6716/
Hoväng6714/
Awoing6714/
Cheauwong6712/
Hubong6711/
Hovung6710/
Owgang679/
Havong678/
Jobong677/
Oboung677/
Hawung675/
Awoung673/
Ehwang673/
Oewang672/
Avhong672/
Uboong672/
Oboong672/
Ahbong672/
Chouyvong672/
Oibong672/
Ovoung671/
Ohwang671/
Haweng671/
Hobung671/
Ubhong671/
Uwoong671/
Oswang671/
Ohweng671/
Obongk671/
Obon'g671/
Ojbong671/
Uobong671/
Oubong671/
Oybong671/
Oobong671/
Aswong671/
Huvong671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Howong
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