Kwong Surname
Approximately 64,276 people bear this surname
Kwong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 40,719 | 1:180 | 47 |
| United States | 8,417 | 1:43,063 | 5,282 |
| Singapore | 3,903 | 1:1,411 | 169 |
| Malaysia | 3,402 | 1:8,670 | 1,014 |
| Canada | 2,945 | 1:12,511 | 1,848 |
| Macau | 1,053 | 1:571 | 113 |
| Australia | 999 | 1:27,023 | 3,675 |
| Philippines | 558 | 1:181,431 | 29,184 |
| England | 367 | 1:151,820 | 14,489 |
| Indonesia | 322 | 1:410,712 | 34,667 |
| China | 244 | 1:5,603,777 | 475 |
| Thailand | 173 | 1:408,314 | 71,701 |
| French Polynesia | 153 | 1:1,835 | 355 |
| Brunei | 136 | 1:3,079 | 526 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| New Zealand | 88 | 1:51,458 | 8,272 |
| Mauritius | 84 | 1:15,398 | 3,271 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Ecuador | 21 | 1:757,421 | 12,901 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Nauru | 1 | 1:11,879 | 452 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
Kwong (14,716) may also be a first name.
Kwong Demographics
Average Kwong Salary in
United States
$50,065 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kwong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwong is most common in Hong Kong. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kwong.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,814th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 113,379 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Kwong are found; 65 percent are found in East Asia and 65 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 47,015th most common first name at a global level, borne by 14,716 people.
Kwong is most frequently used in Hong Kong, where it is held by 40,719 people, or 1 in 180. Apart from Hong Kong this surname exists in 71 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Singapore, where 6 percent reside.
Kwong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kwong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kwong surname increased 21,582 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kwong Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kwong surname are 28.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.27% registered with the party.
The amount Kwong earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning R 250,644 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.83% less than the national average, earning $17,973,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.03% more than the national average, earning $50,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.64% more than the national average, earning $59,443 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khwong | 91 | 35 | / |
| Kwoung | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwonng | 91 | 1 | / |
| Qkwong | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwoing | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwuong | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwongs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuong | 80 | 11,334 | / |
| Kwang | 80 | 4,255 | / |
| Gwong | 80 | 1,817 | / |
| Qwong | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kwonk | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kwung | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cwong | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kwonq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwaang | 73 | 1,013 | / |
| Khwang | 73 | 144 | / |
| Kwonke | 73 | 25 | / |
| Gwongs | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kwungs | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kwuing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncwong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwangt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwangue | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kouhang | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kwaa'ng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwomgue | 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
- 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 Kwong
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