Shong Surname
Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname
Shong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 428 | 1:846,867 | 64,596 |
| Papua New Guinea | 228 | 1:35,762 | 4,262 |
| Malaysia | 113 | 1:261,011 | 14,629 |
| Brunei | 64 | 1:6,543 | 911 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| China | 35 | 1:39,066,330 | 2,096 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
The alternate forms: Shoñg (1) are calculated separately.
Shong (1,942) may also be a first name.
Shong Demographics
Average Shong Salary in
United States
$46,192 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shong (Marathi: शॉंग) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Shoñg. For other potential spellings of Shong click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shong? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shong is the 341,330th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,772,812 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Shong are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 172,074th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 1,942 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 846,867. In The United States Shong is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 20 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Malaysia, where 11 percent are found.
Shong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shong surname increased 504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shong Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shong surname are 6.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.29% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shong earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.17% less than the national average, earning R 127,932 per year; in United States they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $46,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning $50,374 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shong in the Marathi language | ||
| शॉंग | songa | - |
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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
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- 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 Shong
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