Kariong Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Kariong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kariong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kariong Last Name Facts

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

Kariong occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kariong.

How Common Is The Last Name Kariong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Kariong are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Kariong is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Kariong is most common in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khariong9329/
Kauriong931/
Karing921,092/
Kariang86257/
Kauring8677/
Kearing8655/
Kharing8651/
Kajring8648/
Kaaring8638/
Karring8627/
Kahring8620/
Kareong8617/
Keriong867/
Kairing866/
Karieng861/
Kayring860/
Karings860/
Karng8312/
Kearings801/
Keasring801/
Kaitring801/
Kearring800/
Koring771,860/
Kareng771,098/
Caring77248/
Kearng779/
Karink777/
Karimg772/
Karingova7511/
Katringue7510/
Kariatngk751/
Karayiang751/
Kharriang751/
Karajhong751/
Katrehong751/
Koriang712,729/
Karaeng712,217/
Kohring71950/
Khareng71487/
Quaring71148/
Kooring71144/
Cearing7169/
Keareng7150/
Kouring7146/
Cauring7138/
Kaureng7126/
Karjang7122/
Kaareng7113/
Carring7112/
Karreng7111/
Karueng717/
Kgareng717/
Kareung717/
Korring715/
Kotring714/
Qariang713/
Katryng713/
Catring712/
Khairayong711/
Korging711/
Cariang711/
Karyang711/
Karinke711/
Karrink711/
Keriang711/
Carings710/
Keiring710/
Keuring710/
Korng67807/
Karengke6757/
Kohtring6710/
Katrinck679/
Carng673/
Karnk672/
Chearing672/
Keyrings671/
Carijang671/
Caharing671/
Cathring671/
Carringt671/
Kooryong671/

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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 Kariong
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