Pong Surname
Approximately 45,723 people bear this surname
Pong Surname User-submission:
Pong is a noble surname in China. It means 'house of dragons'.
Pong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 13,313 | 1:3,849 | 81 |
| Cambodia | 13,113 | 1:1,181 | 296 |
| Hong Kong | 7,407 | 1:990 | 117 |
| Malaysia | 2,990 | 1:9,864 | 1,118 |
| Singapore | 2,273 | 1:2,423 | 227 |
| United States | 1,412 | 1:256,699 | 24,291 |
| Indonesia | 1,264 | 1:104,628 | 10,749 |
| Macau | 995 | 1:605 | 118 |
| Thailand | 461 | 1:153,229 | 24,326 |
| Canada | 443 | 1:83,173 | 9,255 |
| Cameroon | 376 | 1:55,237 | 7,149 |
| Philippines | 178 | 1:568,754 | 63,329 |
| China | 164 | 1:8,337,327 | 562 |
| Vietnam | 144 | 1:643,375 | 1,602 |
| Papua New Guinea | 132 | 1:61,771 | 8,000 |
| Micronesia | 125 | 1:850 | 197 |
| Taiwan | 122 | 1:192,170 | 1,671 |
| Australia | 119 | 1:226,855 | 21,510 |
| Mexico | 87 | 1:1,426,738 | 15,813 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| India | 71 | 1:10,803,738 | 202,948 |
| Brunei | 41 | 1:10,213 | 1,246 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Nicaragua | 34 | 1:177,091 | 2,402 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Laos | 16 | 1:411,770 | 354 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Pong (20,948) may also be a first name.
Pong Surname Meaning
Pong Demographics
Average Pong Salary in
United States
$49,207 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pong (Russian: Понг) has its highest incidence in South Korea. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pong? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pong is the 12,286th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 159,385 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Pong are found; 48 percent are found in East Asia and 29 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. Pong is also the 36,540th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 20,948 people.
This last name is most commonly held in South Korea, where it is carried by 13,313 people, or 1 in 3,849. In South Korea Pong is most numerous in: Gyeonggi Province, where 33 percent live, Seoul, where 23 percent live and Gwangju, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Korea it occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 29 percent live and Hong Kong, where 16 percent live.
Pong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pong has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,716 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pong Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pong surname are 15.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.35% registered with the political party.
The amount Pong earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.31% more than the national average, earning R 511,656 per year; in United States they earn 14.04% more than the national average, earning $49,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.64% more than the national average, earning $58,942 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pong in the Russian language | ||
| Понг | pong | - |
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Footnotes
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