Karong Surname
Approximately 646 people bear this surname
Karong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 244 | 1:120,878 | 7,956 |
| Papua New Guinea | 224 | 1:36,401 | 4,348 |
| Thailand | 94 | 1:751,472 | 122,930 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Taiwan | 29 | 1:808,440 | 5,718 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
Karong (371) may also be a first name.
Karong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karong (Hindi: करोङ) is most common in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 507,320th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. The last name Karong occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Karong reside; 58 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Karong is also the 450,877th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 371 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 120,878. In Malaysia Karong is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 94 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent live and Johor, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia Karong is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent live and Thailand, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karoung | 92 | 92 | / |
| Kaurong | 92 | 35 | / |
| Karuong | 92 | 21 | / |
| Kairong | 92 | 13 | / |
| Karrong | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kargong | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kharong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karongq | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karomng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karhong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kattrong | 86 | 4 | / |
| Karoting | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karang | 83 | 3,155 | / |
| Karung | 83 | 591 | / |
| Korong | 83 | 276 | / |
| Kerong | 83 | 192 | / |
| Carong | 83 | 11 | / |
| Karonk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khaurhong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kairung | 77 | 278 | / |
| Karrang | 77 | 102 | / |
| Khorong | 77 | 78 | / |
| Karangz | 77 | 61 | / |
| Kgorong | 77 | 38 | / |
| Kharang | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kaurang | 77 | 23 | / |
| Caurong | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kerrong | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kareung | 77 | 7 | / |
| Cairong | 77 | 7 | / |
| Korrong | 77 | 5 | / |
| Katrung | 77 | 4 | / |
| Karonke | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kairang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koorong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kourong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kuirong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Karaung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keyrong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaerang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korhong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kerhong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chearong | 71 | 523 | / |
| Khaerang | 71 | 75 | / |
| Karangue | 71 | 18 | / |
| Khotrong | 71 | 9 | / |
| Koroceng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katraung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaharang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korang | 67 | 9,442 | / |
| Corong | 67 | 2,716 | / |
| Karank | 67 | 1,610 | / |
| Carang | 67 | 442 | / |
| Kerang | 67 | 118 | / |
| Korung | 67 | 115 | / |
| Qarang | 67 | 41 | / |
| Koronc | 67 | 32 | / |
| Karangova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Karanc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chearrong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koráng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karunk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karumg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koronk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caronk | 67 | 0 | / |
Karong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karong in the Hindi language | ||
| करोङ | karona | - |
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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 Karong
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