Kewong Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kewong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Kewong (32) may also be a first name.

Kewong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kewong is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kewong is the 2,909,720th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kewong live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kewong is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 32 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon Kewong is most common in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 37 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 7 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kewoing9245/
Keewong9212/
Kaewong927/
Keawong924/
Kehwong923/
Kewhong921/
Keswong921/
Keiwong921/
Kaewwong861,069/
Keawwong86251/
Kaewhong8618/
Keawhong867/
Khewhong861/
Khaewong861/
Kaewoong861/
Keuwoung861/
Keawoung861/
Kiewwong861/
Kawong831,131/
Kowong83551/
Kewang83456/
Kiwong8343/
Kewung831/
Kevong830/
Kheawwong806/
Keawwhong801/
Khiewhong801/
Khaewwong801/
Khawong77148/
Khewang77126/
Khowong7777/
Kaiwong7753/
Kiswong7730/
Kuiwong7721/
Keuwang779/
Koiwong774/
Chewong774/
Kaewang772/
Kawwong772/
Kebongh771/
Kesvong771/
Ketvong771/
Kowwong771/
Kyowong771/
Kiwoong771/
Kewuing771/
Keabong771/
Kahawong71840/
Cheewong7132/
Kaewwang7132/
Khaiwong7110/
Khawwong715/
Cheawong713/
Kaewuang712/
Kheawang711/
Khaevong711/
Cheiwong711/
Chehwong711/
Kisswong711/
Khowwong711/
Keawhung711/
Caehwong711/
Kawang672,536/
Kaweng67583/
Kiwang67407/
Khahawong67378/
Kowang67122/
Kaveng6742/
Koweng6736/
Kaewwhang6732/
Kovang6730/
Kiwung6714/
Kavong676/
Kevang676/
Kovong676/
Kiveng676/
Kivong675/
Keveng674/
Keawwhang672/
Keawhaung671/
Keawasing671/
Kheawwang671/
Koveng671/
Khaewwang671/

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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 Kewong
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