Sheong Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Sheong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 59 | 1:499,902 | 25,042 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sheong (131) may also be a first name.
Sheong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheong is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,980,395th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Sheong are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 811,108th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 131 people.
The last name Sheong is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 499,902. In Malaysia Sheong is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 36 percent live, Kedah, where 12 percent live and Penang, where 12 percent live. Aside from Malaysia Sheong is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 2 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 Sheong
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