Kowong Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kowong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand4961:142,41622,265
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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 is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowong? popularity and diffusion

Kowong is the 572,152nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. The surname Kowong occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Kowong are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 46 people.

The last name Kowong is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 496 people, or 1 in 142,416. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Kanchanaburi Province, where 47 percent are found, Suphan Buri Province, where 15 percent are found and Bangkok, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Thailand this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowong9277/
Kouwong9238/
Koiwong924/
Kowwong921/
Kochwong864/
Khowwong861/
Kouwoung861/
Kawong831,131/
Kuwong83140/
Kowang83122/
Kewong8345/
Koweng8336/
Kovong836/
Khawong77148/
Khuwong7790/
Kewoing7745/
Kojwang7732/
Kuiwong7721/
Keewong7712/
Kaewong777/
Khowang776/
Khovong774/
Quowong773/
Kehwong773/
Kawwong772/
Kuowang771/
Kewhong771/
Koiwang771/
Kohbong771/
Kauwong771/
Kowheng771/
Kotvong771/
Kaewwong711,069/
Kahawong71840/
Kaewhong7118/
Khouvong7113/
Khawwong715/
K'Ojwang712/
Khowheng711/
Khotvong711/
Khewhong711/
Khaewong711/
Kaewoong711/
Khojwang711/
Keuwoung711/
Kouboung711/
Kawang672,536/
Kawung67994/
Kaweng67583/
Kewang67456/
Khahawong67378/
Cobong67218/
Kuwang6767/
Kovang6730/
Koushwang6717/
Kovung6716/
Kovonk6714/
Cowang677/
Kavong676/
Kuwung672/
Koveng671/
Cowung671/
Coweng671/
Khaewwong671/
Kevong670/

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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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  • 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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