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.
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Keong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keong is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Keong.
How Common Is The Last Name Keong? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 73,336th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,085,264 people. This surname is primarily found 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 frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 2,808 people.
The surname Keong is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4,545 people, or 1 in 6,489. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 35 percent live, Johor, where 12 percent live and Penang, where 11 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 10 percent live and Singapore, where 6 percent live.
Keong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Keong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Keong last name expanded 372 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Keong Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Keong surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for 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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