Korong Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Botswana

Korong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Lesotho301:67,7529,213
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Korong (159) may also be a first name.

Korong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korong is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 948,111th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. Korong is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Korong are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 727,628th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 159 people.

Korong is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 99,436. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: West New Britain, where 33 percent are found, Western, where 26 percent are found and Morobe, where 17 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Korong is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and Botswana, where 16 percent are found.

Korong Last Name Statistics demography

Korong earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning R 153,972 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khorong9278/
Kgorong9238/
Korrong925/
Kourong922/
Koorong922/
Korhong921/
Khotrong869/
Koroceng861/
Korang839,442/
Corong832,716/
Karong83646/
Kurong83558/
Kerong83192/
Korung83115/
Koronc8332/
Koronk831/
Koráng831/
Kourang77338/
Koorang77141/
Koirang77102/
Karoung7792/
Kaurong7735/
Karuong7721/
Kosrang7713/
Kerrong7710/
Koraang778/
Koirung774/
Karrong774/
Corrong774/
Kargong773/
Kohrang773/
Khorang772/
Kuirong772/
Kharong771/
Korungh771/
Kerhong771/
Karongq771/
Karomng771/
Karhong771/
Koreung771/
Korangk771/
Coorong771/
Coronkg771/
Coronng771/
Coroing770/
Kouhrang7114/
Kattrong714/
Karoting711/
Koorrang711/
Korateng711/
Karang673,155/
Kurung67787/
Karung67591/
Kurang67419/
Kerang67118/
Corang6732/
Koronkova6713/
Carong6711/
Curong6711/
Kourangue672/
Korank672/
Karonk671/
Khaurhong671/
Corung671/
Korochenk671/
Koroncova671/
Kuronk671/
Kosrangue671/
Korunk670/

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