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 surname Purong is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Purong? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 804,502nd most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Purong live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 80,694th most common first name in the world, borne by 6,589 people.
The last name Purong is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 460,174. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 85 percent live, Mimaropa, where 5 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 3 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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