Prong Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Prong Surname User-submission:

When German "Prang" members came to North America via New York City, there was a misunderstanding of the accent and the name was documented as "Prong".

Many of the Caucasian Prongs in Canada come from this line.

Prong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1601:826,55762,551
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Cambodia1161:133,5102,631
Canada1041:354,28532,012
England291:1,921,31276,208
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Prong (3,207) may also be a first name.

Prong Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

When German "Prang" members came to North America via New York City, there was a misunderstanding of the accent and the name was documented as "Prong".

Many of the Caucasian Prongs in Canada come from this line.

- loganprong

Prong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prong is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Prong.

How Common Is The Last Name Prong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prong is the 557,062nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Prong are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Prong is also the 126,757th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 3,207 people.

It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 826,557. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Papua, where 54 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 39 percent live and North Maluku, where 8 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Cambodia, where 20 percent live.

Prong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prong last name rose 391 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 242 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prong are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prong earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning $47,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $51,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pruong9193/
Proeng9145/
Proung918/
Prongs912/
Proong911/
Pron896,203/
Prongue83132/
Prosing832/
Proting831/
Prongne830/
Proings830/
Pronk8010,580/
Prang804,535/
Prone80954/
Prohn80187/
Pront80180/
Prond8064/
Prung8034/
Proon8017/
Proin8016/
Promn8010/
Proun809/
Phron806/
Prron806/
Pronh803/
Pronn803/
Pronc802/
Pïron801/
Pronx801/
Przon801/
Promg801/
Prouting77240/
Protting7712/
Proithng771/
Protin732,130/
Prosen731,529/
Pfrang73789/
Prosin73766/
Prangs73107/
Prosyn7383/
Prosén7323/
Prounh7318/
Praang739/
Proten738/
Proenc733/
Pround733/
Proşin733/
Progne733/
Phrang733/
Phrone733/
Preung732/
Procen732/
Pronck732/
Procin732/
Proßin732/
Pronne731/
Proone731/
Bppron731/
Pramng731/
Proine731/
Proune731/
Proint731/
Pruont731/
Pfromn731/
Pruone731/
Pruing730/
Prothn730/
Prosingue715/
Prom6738,703/
Pran674,321/
Proshyn67456/
Prangue67455/
Prosenc67347/
Prasing67344/
Prouten67272/
Proń67234/
Pronova67212/
Prossen6784/
Prateng6763/
Protten6731/
Proseen6719/
Prossin6716/
Prochin6710/
Procent676/
Prosent674/
Proteen674/
Prochyn673/
Prosinc673/
Prán672/
Prooten672/
Prochen672/
Prottin672/
Pronová672/
Prohnke672/
Prusing671/
Uampron671/
Prousen671/
Pruting670/
Prating670/

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