Kwong Surname

8,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Kwong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong40,7191:18047
United States8,4171:43,0635,282
Singapore3,9031:1,411169
Malaysia3,4021:8,6701,014
Canada2,9451:12,5111,848
Macau1,0531:571113
Australia9991:27,0233,675
Philippines5581:181,43129,184
England3671:151,82014,489
Indonesia3221:410,71234,667
China2441:5,603,777475
Thailand1731:408,31471,701
French Polynesia1531:1,835355
Brunei1361:3,079526
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Mauritius841:15,3983,271
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
France691:962,648108,938
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Panama101:391,2268,067
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Norway71:734,61250,907
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Belize51:71,0952,977
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Guam11:160,1214,893
Nauru11:11,879452
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Kwong (14,716) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khwong9135/
Kwoung911/
Kwonng911/
Qkwong911/
Kwoing911/
Kwuong911/
Kwongs911/
Kuong8011,334/
Kwang804,255/
Gwong801,817/
Qwong808/
Kwonk807/
Kwung804/
Cwong804/
Kwonq801/
Kwaang731,013/
Khwang73144/
Kwonke7325/
Gwongs7321/
Kwungs7314/
Kwuing731/
Ncwong731/
Kwangt731/
Nkuong731/
Kwuang731/
Kwangue6756/
Kouhang6748/
Kwaa'ng671/
Kwahang671/
Nkwanng671/
Kwomgue671/

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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 Kwong
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