Kanong Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2811:251,38242,688
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Papua New Guinea931:87,67411,644
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kanong (1,144) may also be a first name.

Kanong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanong occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kanong.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 490,615th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,796,364 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Kanong are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 42 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 235,318th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 1,144 people.

This surname is most numerous in Thailand, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 251,382. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Narathiwat Province, where 69 percent live, Phitsanulok Province, where 17 percent live and Surat Thani Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Thailand this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Kanong
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