Pong Surname

12,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
Macau

Pong Surname User-submission:

Pong is a noble surname in China. It means 'house of dragons'.

Pong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea13,3131:3,84981
Cambodia13,1131:1,181296
Hong Kong7,4071:990117
Malaysia2,9901:9,8641,118
Singapore2,2731:2,423227
United States1,4121:256,69924,291
Indonesia1,2641:104,62810,749
Macau9951:605118
Thailand4611:153,22924,326
Canada4431:83,1739,255
Cameroon3761:55,2377,149
Philippines1781:568,75463,329
China1641:8,337,327562
Vietnam1441:643,3751,602
Papua New Guinea1321:61,7718,000
Micronesia1251:850197
Taiwan1221:192,1701,671
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Mexico871:1,426,73815,813
England861:647,88437,755
India711:10,803,738202,948
Brunei411:10,2131,246
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Nicaragua341:177,0912,402
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Chile261:677,55715,745
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
France251:2,656,909193,074
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Laos161:411,770354
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Guam81:20,0153,029
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales51:618,90625,852
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Pong (20,948) may also be a first name.

Pong Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pong is a noble surname in China. It means 'house of dragons'.

- diklaamcc

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phong8929,955/
Pongs89641/
Poeng89478/
Poong89314/
Poing89117/
Poung8974/
Puong8942/
Pongp8912/
Pongh8910/
Pongt896/
Pohng893/
Pongg893/
Poncg891/
Ppong891/
P'Ong891/
Pon8621,284/
Phuong80192,837/
Phoeng80925/
Pongue80747/
Poting80609/
Poingt80578/
Posing80535/
Phoung80381/
Poseng80166/
Phoong80136/
Pongne80107/
Potyng8038/
Potîng8038/
Phongp8022/
Poteng8015/
Pongke807/
Poceng807/
Phongt806/
Pocing805/
Phongs805/
Pohung804/
Pfuong802/
Poonng801/
Pphong801/
Phoing800/
Ponggs800/
Pang752,071,028/
Poon75110,235/
Phon7560,142/
Pond7519,464/
Pont7516,526/
Pung756,165/
Pone755,616/
Pohn751,018/
Puon75770/
Ponn75718/
Poin75557/
Ponc75192/
Poun75139/
Ponk7568/
Ponx7536/
Ponh7531/
Pomg7519/
Páng757/
Potn754/
Poyn753/
Hpon752/
Bpon752/
Pgon751/
Pojn751/
Pomn751/
Posn750/
Potting73222/
Poungue73141/
Possing7375/
Poching7373/
Phosing7349/
Pongová7344/
Phuongg7340/
Pongowa7337/
Poingue7333/
Poosing7315/
Phongke7314/
Phoseng7310/
Pongova736/
Pooteng736/
Posingh733/
Pocheng733/
Pohieng731/
Pohteng731/
Pfoings731/
Pousing731/
Poingne731/
Posings731/
Posseng731/
Pooseng731/
Pohsing731/
Geepong731/
Pouting730/
Potteng730/
Phung67324,172/
Pheng6729,709/
Phang6729,396/
Pound679,359/
Point678,751/
Phoon675,615/
Potin674,596/
Phuon672,811/
Posen671,290/
Ponne67789/
Posin67627/
Poojn67599/
Poone67595/
Puing67396/
Paung67291/
Phone67196/
Ponke67187/
Poten67186/
Poune67140/
Pogne67134/
Pondt67125/
Pontt67109/
Phoun67105/
Pungs6784/
Photteng6768/
Pount6766/
Paang6766/
Pungg6765/
Peung6749/
Pahng6748/
Pangh6747/
Puung6745/
Poussing6744/
Phoin6739/
Ponhe6737/
Pangk6734/
Poinc6726/
Potne6723/
Phonn6722/
Potyn6722/
Phonh6721/
Pohun6721/
Poßin6720/
Pfont6717/
Phond6715/
Pomne6713/
Ponxs6713/
Pfoun6710/
Posne679/
Pangs679/
Phont679/
Pouching678/
Poind678/
Poyne677/
Poine677/
Pouhn677/
Pocin677/
Posyn677/
Hpang676/
Phoosing676/
Pontø675/
Pfonk675/
Pocen674/
Phonk674/
Phooseng674/
Pangt673/
Poomn673/
Pungì673/
Poohsing673/
Punhg672/
Poink672/
Poond672/
Pounk672/
Puohn672/
Pangø672/
Pomgt672/
Pohyn672/
Poimg671/
Ponct671/
Ponkz671/
Poont671/
Pootn671/
Puont671/
Pungh671/
Pfang671/
Phomn671/
Phonc671/
Bpond671/
Hpone671/
Pasng671/
Poinh671/
Poncë671/
Potęg671/
Pponk671/
Phoseeng671/
Phosseng671/
Phooteng671/
Phousing671/
Phocheng671/
Phomg671/
Poenc671/
Ponht671/
Punng671/
Pungp671/
Panng671/
Pangg671/
Pangp671/
Poutting670/
Pfohn670/
Ponnd670/
Pojne670/
Pounc670/

Pong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pong in the Russian language
Понгpong-

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