Korong Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Korong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 82 | 1:99,436 | 13,359 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Lesotho | 30 | 1:67,752 | 9,213 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Korong (159) may also be a first name.
Korong Demographics
Average Korong Salary in
South Africa
R 153,972
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khorong | 92 | 78 | / |
| Kgorong | 92 | 38 | / |
| Korrong | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kourong | 92 | 2 | / |
| Koorong | 92 | 2 | / |
| Korhong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khotrong | 86 | 9 | / |
| Koroceng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Korang | 83 | 9,442 | / |
| Corong | 83 | 2,716 | / |
| Karong | 83 | 646 | / |
| Kurong | 83 | 558 | / |
| Kerong | 83 | 192 | / |
| Korung | 83 | 115 | / |
| Koronc | 83 | 32 | / |
| Koronk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koráng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kourang | 77 | 338 | / |
| Koorang | 77 | 141 | / |
| Koirang | 77 | 102 | / |
| Karoung | 77 | 92 | / |
| Kaurong | 77 | 35 | / |
| Karuong | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kosrang | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kerrong | 77 | 10 | / |
| Koraang | 77 | 8 | / |
| Koirung | 77 | 4 | / |
| Karrong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Corrong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kargong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kohrang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Khorang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kuirong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kharong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korungh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kerhong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karongq | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karomng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karhong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koreung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korangk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coorong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coronkg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coronng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coroing | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kouhrang | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kattrong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karoting | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koorrang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korateng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karang | 67 | 3,155 | / |
| Kurung | 67 | 787 | / |
| Karung | 67 | 591 | / |
| Kurang | 67 | 419 | / |
| Kerang | 67 | 118 | / |
| Corang | 67 | 32 | / |
| Koronkova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Carong | 67 | 11 | / |
| Curong | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kourangue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korank | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karonk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaurhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korochenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koroncova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuronk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosrangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korunk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Korong
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis