Kwung Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kwung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kwung (48) may also be a first name.
Kwung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwung Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwung occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwung? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Kwung occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kwung reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kwung is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 48 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Johor, where 50 percent are found and Penang, where 50 percent are found. Not including Malaysia Kwung is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 25 percent are found and Thailand, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Kwung
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