Katong Surname

352,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,033 people bear this surname

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

Katong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4471:121,20314,363
Indonesia1911:692,40453,816
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
Philippines831:1,219,73895,055
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
Malaysia641:460,84723,445
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Katong (1,032) may also be a first name.

Katong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katong (Tibetan: ཀ་སྟོང་།) occurs most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 352,668th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,054,740 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Katong live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 249,711th most common first name in the world, borne by 1,032 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 447 people, or 1 in 121,203. In South Africa Katong is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 59 percent live, North West, where 31 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.

Katong Last Name Statistics demography

Katong earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.12% less than the national average, earning R 99,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kathong922,358/
Kaetong9291/
Kadtong9272/
Khatong9248/
Katoing9246/
Kaitong9239/
Kattong9229/
Keatong9212/
Kaytong924/
Katoung922/
Katongg921/
Katongq921/
Katongs921/
Katgong921/
Kaithong86312/
Kaethong8655/
Kaythong8641/
Khathong8627/
Katthong8625/
Khaitong8619/
Kaitoing8612/
Keadtong869/
Kadthong866/
Khaytong864/
Kaudtong862/
Keathong862/
Katongue861/
Kattoing861/
Kahtoing861/
Kaedtong861/
Katung832,711/
Katang832,445/
Catong831,259/
Kotong83505/
Ketong83234/
Khaithong801,084/
Khatthong8034/
Khaethong8020/
Keadthong805/
Khaudtong805/
Kauythong802/
Kahathong802/
Khaythong801/
Kaudthong801/
Kothong771,318/
Kathung77237/
Kaitang77168/
Kattang77144/
Kottong7794/
Kedtong7763/
Kettong7749/
Koutong7748/
Kethong7746/
Ketoing7746/
Caitong7737/
Khatang7735/
Kohtong7719/
Khotong7717/
Koytong7716/
Khatung7715/
Kathang7714/
Kaitung7710/
Kateung779/
Kautang778/
Kautung775/
Kodtong774/
Katheng772/
Keetong772/
Castong771/
Katuung771/
Keatung771/
Keitong771/
Katuing771/
Kadtung771/
Kotoing771/
Kotoung771/
Kostong771/
Cautong771/
Kootong771/
Keytong771/
Khetong771/
Keatang771/
Katgung770/
Kheauthong751/
Ketthong711,068/
Koithong71712/
Khothong71633/
Koythong71105/
Kotthong7166/
Khethong7165/
Khatoonq7136/
Kohthong7129/
Khottong7121/
Kouthong7117/
Kaithang7115/
Koutoing7114/
Koothong7111/
Kodthong718/
Keethong717/
Kedthong717/
Katahang716/
Kgathang716/
Khodtong716/
Khatoonc714/
Koedtong714/
Katounke713/
Katangue713/
Khuitong713/
Castoing712/
Koitoing712/
Khathung711/
Khatoonx711/
Khautang711/
Katungue711/
Katangke711/
Khathang711/
Koethong711/
Caethong711/
Cauthong711/
Ceathong711/
Cheatong711/
Kosthong711/
Kothhong711/
Kothtong711/
Koettong711/
Keuthong711/
Khatheng711/
Kheetong711/
Katthang711/
Koetthong672,904/
Ketang67349/
Khotthong67265/
Kotang6770/
Khuithong6768/
Cotong6765/
Koedthong6765/
Catang6760/
Kheethong6730/
Khodthong6723/
Katank6719/
Castongue6718/
Khouthong6717/
Qatang6710/
Khetthong6710/
Cheathong677/
Kotung675/
Khatoonqq673/
Catung673/
Khoythong672/
Koutongue671/
Kheetoong671/
Cahtthong671/
Koththong671/
Ketdthong671/
Ketthoing671/
Kettthong671/
Kheudtong671/
Khoothong671/

Katong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katong in the Tibetan language
ཀ་སྟོང་།katong-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Katong
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