Tangkong Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Tangkong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tangkong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2361:299,31551,621
Philippines1031:982,89585,295
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Tangkong (50) may also be a first name.

Tangkong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tangkong is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangkong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 706,244th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Tangkong are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Tangkong is also the 1,412,538th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 50 people.

The last name is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 299,315. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Sakon Nakhon Province, where 52 percent live, Udon Thani Province, where 42 percent live and Nonthaburi Province, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent live and Malaysia, where 11 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 Tangkong
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