Kurong Surname
Approximately 558 people bear this surname
Kurong Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from a name given to a child born in the wilderness (uninhabited place) after the older siblings died.
Kurong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 496 | 1:78,708 | 8,481 |
| Malaysia | 48 | 1:614,463 | 29,648 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
Kurong (50) may also be a first name.
Kurong Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from a name given to a child born in the wilderness (uninhabited place) after the older siblings died.
- knaibeiKurong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kurong is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kurong.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 566,665th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kurong reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 50 people.
The surname Kurong is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 78,708. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kween District, where 44 percent reside, Kapchorwa District, where 43 percent reside and Bukwo District, where 10 percent reside. Besides Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaurong | 92 | 35 | / |
| Kuirong | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kourong | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kirong | 83 | 1,267 | / |
| Kurung | 83 | 787 | / |
| Kurang | 83 | 419 | / |
| Korong | 83 | 276 | / |
| Curong | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kuronk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khaurhong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quirong | 77 | 1,557 | / |
| Kourang | 77 | 338 | / |
| Khorong | 77 | 78 | / |
| Keurung | 77 | 28 | / |
| Kaurang | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kurgung | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kuronke | 77 | 12 | / |
| Caurong | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kurrung | 77 | 10 | / |
| Cuirong | 77 | 7 | / |
| Korrong | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kutrung | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khurang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kuerang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Koorong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kurangs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cutrong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gkurung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korhong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurangk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouhrang | 71 | 14 | / |
| Khutrang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurangke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuraseng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quuirong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korang | 67 | 9,442 | / |
| Corong | 67 | 2,716 | / |
| Kirang | 67 | 153 | / |
| Kuranc | 67 | 133 | / |
| Korung | 67 | 115 | / |
| Koronc | 67 | 32 | / |
| Curung | 67 | 21 | / |
| Qirong | 67 | 16 | / |
| Curang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kurunc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kourangue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kurunk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koronk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koráng | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kurong
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