Keong Surname
Approximately 6,715 people bear this surname
Keong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4,545 | 1:6,489 | 816 |
| Cambodia | 655 | 1:23,644 | 1,384 |
| Singapore | 398 | 1:13,838 | 628 |
| Brunei | 328 | 1:1,277 | 255 |
| Hong Kong | 183 | 1:40,085 | 710 |
| Australia | 163 | 1:165,618 | 17,113 |
| Thailand | 89 | 1:793,689 | 128,670 |
| United States | 67 | 1:5,409,835 | 270,257 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Macau | 33 | 1:18,231 | 312 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Keong (2,808) may also be a first name.
Keong Demographics
Average Keong Salary in
United States
$43,859 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Keong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keong is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Keong.
How Common Is The Last Name Keong? popularity and diffusion
Keong is the 73,336th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,085,264 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Keong are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 137,629th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 2,808 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4,545 people, or 1 in 6,489. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 35 percent reside, Johor, where 12 percent reside and Penang, where 11 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 10 percent reside and Singapore, where 6 percent reside.
Keong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Keong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Keong surname rose 372 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Keong Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Keong surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.
The amount Keong earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning $56,189 CAD per year.
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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 Keong
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