Purong Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Purong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 220 | 1:460,174 | 55,940 |
| Thailand | 116 | 1:608,951 | 103,575 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Purong (6,589) may also be a first name.
Purong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Purong is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purong? popularity and diffusion
The surname Purong is the 804,502nd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Purong reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 80,694th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 6,589 people.
The last name Purong is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 460,174. In The Philippines Purong is primarily found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 85 percent live, Mimaropa, where 5 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 3 percent live. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 33 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.
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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 Purong
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