Kong Surname

181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,965,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kong Surname User-submission:

In Chinese, the character, 龚, is composed of the two characters 龙 (upper character, meaning 'dragon') and 共 (lower character, meaning 'altogether', 'common', 'general', 'shared' or 'together')

Kong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China2,461,7631:55591
Cambodia153,8061:1015
South Korea96,6251:53047
South Sudan83,4911:13722
Hong Kong42,8561:17144
Malaysia37,8081:780101
Singapore24,6471:22335
United States16,5351:21,9212,755
Taiwan8,0111:2,927105
Thailand7,4341:9,502520
Indonesia4,6601:28,3803,343
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
Macau3,5111:17145
Canada3,3911:10,8661,636
Australia2,7041:9,9841,484
Philippines2,4411:41,4746,538
Cameroon1,7031:12,1961,649
England1,1881:46,9015,897
Jamaica7981:3,596516
Brunei7311:573107
France7301:90,99013,122
Papua New Guinea7021:11,6151,048
Peru5891:53,9634,461
Vietnam5761:160,844883
Kenya4161:111,0099,481
Chile3521:50,0472,273
New Zealand3271:13,8482,406
Mauritius2991:4,326855
United Arab Emirates2671:34,3163,660
Japan2471:517,58814,692
Netherlands2451:68,92711,758
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Brazil1481:1,446,44848,665
Spain1441:324,66719,093
Trinidad and Tobago1441:9,4721,325
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Germany1251:644,04450,561
Russia1161:1,242,44090,032
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Panama941:41,6202,166
Guatemala851:189,2083,740
Mexico791:1,571,21816,633
Suriname771:7,1771,738
French Polynesia741:3,795856
Sweden731:134,8879,541
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Ecuador701:227,2268,217
India651:11,801,006214,148
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Wales521:59,5105,360
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Qatar371:63,7306,585
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Norway271:190,45522,163
Costa Rica251:191,2032,498
Laos251:263,533260
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Austria221:387,06540,442
Guam211:7,6251,143
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Guyana141:54,4444,775
Finland101:549,67032,186
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Belize91:39,4972,328
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Greenland71:8,054710
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
North Korea11:25,117,046108
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Kong (204,454) may also be a first name.

Kong Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Chinese, the character, 龚, is composed of the two characters 龙 (upper character, meaning 'dragon') and 共 (lower character, meaning 'altogether', 'common', 'general', 'shared' or 'together')

- lolcura

Kong Last Name Facts

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

Kong (Hindi: कोंग, Marathi: कॉग, Russian: Конг, Tibetan: སྐོང་།) occurs in China more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kong.

How Common Is The Last Name Kong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 181st most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,458 people. Kong occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kong are found; 88 percent are found in East Asia and 85 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 5,099th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 204,454 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in China, where it is carried by 2,461,763 people, or 1 in 555. Other than China this last name is found in 137 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 5 percent live and South Korea, where 3 percent live.

Kong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kong last name expanded 11,644 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 19,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (43%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kong last name are 14.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kong earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning 415,537 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,389 per year; in South Africa they earn 71.26% more than the national average, earning R 406,980 per year; in United States they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $48,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $57,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khong8951,299/
Kuong8911,334/
Koung891,947/
Koong89647/
Koeng89339/
Kongk89147/
Koing8994/
Kohng8914/
Kongt899/
Kongp898/
Hkong896/
Kongh895/
Kkong895/
Kcong894/
Kongg892/
Koyng891/
Konng891/
Ckong891/
Kongz891/
Khuong8017,169/
Khoong80472/
Kongue80322/
Khoeng8093/
Kongsø8052/
Khoung8044/
Kongke8013/
Khongp807/
Kongch805/
Khoing803/
Khongt803/
Khongh803/
Kongph802/
Khongk802/
Kgoung801/
Kkhong801/
Koehng801/
Kohnng801/
Kohung801/
Koongz801/
Koonng801/
Konkgs801/
Konngh801/
Komn'g801/
D'Kong801/
Koineg800/
Kang754,877,796/
Cong75499,322/
Kung7527,525/
Konc751,644/
Konk75215/
Qong752/
Koinegg73320/
Koungue7375/
Uamkong7358/
Kooseng7320/
Kongowa736/
Kongsås733/
Koungke733/
Khongth733/
Kongova732/
Koiteng731/
Khoteng731/
Kongová731/
Kosieng731/
Koyseng731/
Kosingh731/
Kosngue731/
Koiseng731/
Koinngs730/
Khang6735,566/
Kheng6727,618/
Cuong6723,727/
Keung6712,737/
Kaung6711,553/
Khung676,070/
Kgang672,043/
Konke67706/
Quong67614/
Kahng67587/
Kuing67297/
Coing67288/
Coeng67118/
Kaang67101/
Coong6781/
Uamkhong6775/
Kosching6755/
Uankhong6745/
Ckang6743/
Coung6724/
Konck6722/
Kangk6720/
Khoiseng6719/
Koncs6716/
Kangh6713/
Kunng6711/
Koenk677/
Koncė676/
Khotting675/
Khonk674/
Hkang674/
Congs674/
Khoyseng674/
Kuung673/
Koonc673/
Kounk673/
Koonk673/
Khoiteng673/
Gkang672/
Khongová672/
Kohnk672/
Koumg672/
Kungk672/
Hcong672/
Khonc672/
Koucheng672/
Qoing671/
Komnk671/
Komgh671/
Kuhng671/
Kungg671/
Ckung671/
Congh671/
Kungh671/
Không671/
Khùng671/
Hkung671/
Kuonk671/
Congc671/
Konqe671/
Qonng671/
Kungp671/
Koshsing671/
Kkang671/
Komgk671/
Khomg671/
Koitting670/
Qoung670/

Kong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kong in the Tibetan language
སྐོང་།kong-
Kong in the Hindi language
कोंगkonga-
Kong in the Marathi language
कॉगkoga50
कॉंगkonga50
Kong in the Russian language
Конгkong-

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