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Where Does The Last Name Leong Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Leong (Hindi: लेोंग, Marathi: िलऑंग, Russian: Леонг) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Léong. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leong.

How Common Is The Last Name Leong? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Leong is the 4,509^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 58,480 people. The last name Leong is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Leong live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Leong is also the 30,752^nd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 26,365 people.

The last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 70,437 people, or 1 in 419. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 35 percent live, Perak, where 15 percent live and Johor, where 9 percent live. Aside from Malaysia it is found in 101 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Singapore, where 9 percent live.

Leong Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Leong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leong last name grew 6,881 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 4,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leong Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leong surname are 23.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.99% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leong earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 374.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 91,886 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.21% more than the national average, earning R 307,044 per year; in United States they earn 21.13% more than the national average, earning $52,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.44% more than the national average, earning $57,352 CAD per year.