Philavong Surname

10,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Laos
Highest density in:
Laos

Philavong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philavong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Laos53,3831:12331
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Thailand1151:614,246104,344
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
France161:4,151,420237,746
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Philavong (12) may also be a first name.

Philavong Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Philavong Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Philavong occurs more in Laos more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Philavong? popularity and diffusion

Philavong is the 10,467th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 135,613 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Philavong are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Philavong is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Philavong is most common in Laos, where it is held by 53,383 people, or 1 in 123. Aside from Laos Philavong exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Philavong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Philavong surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

The amount Philavong earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $45,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $53,396 CAD per year.

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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 Philavong
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