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
Kurong is most common in Uganda. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kurong.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurong? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 566,665th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. The surname Kurong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kurong are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most common first name globally, borne by 50 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 496 people, or 1 in 78,708. In Uganda Kurong is primarily concentrated in: Kween District, where 44 percent reside, Kapchorwa District, where 43 percent reside and Bukwo District, where 10 percent reside. Beside Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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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Footnotes
- 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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