Tampong Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Tampong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tampong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1891:535,65261,128
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tampong (37) may also be a first name.

Tampong Last Name Facts

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

Tampong occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tampong? popularity and diffusion

Tampong is the 1,070,546th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Tampong is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Tampong live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tampong is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name globally, held by 37 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 535,652. In The Philippines Tampong is most common in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 43 percent live, Caraga, where 23 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 8 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, 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
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  • 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 Tampong
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