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 last name Korong is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 948,111th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Korong reside; 46 percent reside in Southern Africa and 46 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 727,628th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 159 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 99,436. In Papua New Guinea Korong is most frequent in: West New Britain, where 33 percent live, Western, where 26 percent live and Morobe, where 17 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Korong exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Botswana, where 16 percent live.

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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  • 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 Korong
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