Plong Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Plong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3421:60,7287,792
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
France561:1,186,120124,657
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Plong (309) may also be a first name.

Plong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plong occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 566,665th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Plong are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Plong is also the 500,178th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 309 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 60,728. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Adamawa Region, where 60 percent live, Centre Region, where 13 percent live and Littoral Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Plong is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.

Plong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plong has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plong surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plong earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.91% more than the national average, earning $52,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $46,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phlong916,329/
Pleong9110/
Ploung9110/
Ploeng915/
Ploing913/
Pluong912/
Ployng911/
Plon89158/
Pillong8364/
Plongue835/
Plocyng834/
Phloeng832/
Pellong831/
Plang801,544/
Phlon80560/
Plone80329/
Plion80221/
Plont80138/
Plung8084/
Pleng8061/
Plohn8055/
Pleon8025/
Plond8014/
Plonk8011/
Ploon8010/
Ploin802/
Plhon802/
Plyon801/
Plonc801/
Ployn800/
Ployseng771/
Pillon739,215/
Pellon732,082/
Plungė73183/
Plangg73178/
Plotin73158/
Phlung73120/
Plyang73101/
Plount7389/
Phlang7362/
Plonke7347/
Pliang7343/
Plonne738/
P'Lang735/
Pflang735/
Plotyn734/
Ploten732/
Plocin732/
Plogne731/
Phluon731/
Plangs731/
Pfleng731/
Planng731/
Plound731/
Plangz731/
Pflung731/
Ploune730/
Plan671,909/
Pillion67960/
Pillone67508/
Pellone67471/
Pellion67433/
Phlamng67299/
Plom67223/
Pelloin67215/
Puillon67162/
Plottin6788/
Plating6767/
Plohnke6748/
Phlyang6742/
Phliang6736/
Plasing6728/
Placing6723/
Plonque6710/
Plyotin679/
Plahang678/
Pellang677/
Ploncke675/
Plyosin674/
Plangue673/
Pillang673/
Pisllon673/
Ploutyn672/
Plonova671/
Piollon671/
Plohina671/
Plojnec671/
Plunkgg671/
Plochen671/
Plochin671/
Plossen670/

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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 Plong
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