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 is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plong? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 566,665th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Plong reside; 35 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 500,178th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 309 people.

The last name Plong is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 60,728. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 60 percent reside, Centre Region, where 13 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Plong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plong surname rose 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 US average, with 86.67% being registered with 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
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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 Plong
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