Kowong Surname
Approximately 551 people bear this surname
Kowong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 496 | 1:142,416 | 22,265 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kowong (46) may also be a first name.
Kowong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kowong occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowong? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 572,152nd most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,226,036 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kowong reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Kowong is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 46 people.
The last name Kowong is most frequent in Thailand, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 142,416. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Kanchanaburi Province, where 47 percent live, Suphan Buri Province, where 15 percent live and Bangkok, where 9 percent live. Excluding Thailand Kowong occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khowong | 92 | 77 | / |
| Kouwong | 92 | 38 | / |
| Koiwong | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kowwong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kochwong | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khowwong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kouwoung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawong | 83 | 1,131 | / |
| Kuwong | 83 | 140 | / |
| Kowang | 83 | 122 | / |
| Kewong | 83 | 45 | / |
| Koweng | 83 | 36 | / |
| Kovong | 83 | 6 | / |
| Khawong | 77 | 148 | / |
| Khuwong | 77 | 90 | / |
| Kewoing | 77 | 45 | / |
| Kojwang | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kuiwong | 77 | 21 | / |
| Keewong | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kaewong | 77 | 7 | / |
| Khowang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khovong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Quowong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kehwong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kawwong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kuowang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kewhong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koiwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kohbong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kauwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kowheng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotvong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaewwong | 71 | 1,069 | / |
| Kahawong | 71 | 840 | / |
| Kaewhong | 71 | 18 | / |
| Khouvong | 71 | 13 | / |
| Khawwong | 71 | 5 | / |
| K'Ojwang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khowheng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khotvong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khewhong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaewong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaewoong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khojwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keuwoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouboung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawang | 67 | 2,536 | / |
| Kawung | 67 | 994 | / |
| Kaweng | 67 | 583 | / |
| Kewang | 67 | 456 | / |
| Khahawong | 67 | 378 | / |
| Cobong | 67 | 218 | / |
| Kuwang | 67 | 67 | / |
| Kovang | 67 | 30 | / |
| Koushwang | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kovung | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kovonk | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cowang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kavong | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuwung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koveng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coweng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaewwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kevong | 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 Kowong
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