Tawong Surname

125,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Tawong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3,2491:21,7421,901
Cameroon2741:75,8009,382
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tawong (37) may also be a first name.

Tawong Last Name Facts

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

Tawong occurs most in Thailand. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 125,145th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,002,623 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Tawong reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Tawong is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 37 people.

Tawong is most widespread in Thailand, where it is carried by 3,249 people, or 1 in 21,742. In Thailand Tawong is most numerous in: Tak Province, where 16 percent live, Sukhothai Province, where 9 percent live and Lampang Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Thailand Tawong occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thawong922,876/
Taewong9210/
Taiwong9210/
Teawong927/
Taswong926/
Tawwong923/
Tahwong923/
Taywong921/
Thaiwong8695/
Tahawong8610/
Taewoong862/
Teawwong861/
Tawang832,922/
Tabong83694/
Towong83544/
Tewong83213/
Taweng8370/
Tavong8356/
Tawung8314/
Thahawong8034/
Thaiwongs802/
Thaewwong801/
Thawang77594/
Tawaang77489/
Thowong77283/
Tuiwong77234/
Thavong7736/
Toewong7711/
Taiwang778/
Teewong776/
Tawgung775/
Thawung775/
Tahwang772/
Taabong772/
Toowong771/
Taboong771/
Tahvong771/
Taibong771/
Tavoeng771/
Tayuong771/
Taywang771/
Thawuang71235/
Tawahang7158/
Teuwoung7117/
Thaivong714/
Theewong712/
Tooywong712/
Taiswang711/
Thewhong711/
Thaiwang711/
Teahwang711/
Thajuong711/
Tabang673,366/
Towang67432/
Tobang67237/
Tewang67192/
Tobung67165/
Tobong67126/
Tabung6766/
Tevong6723/
Toweng6713/
Towonk6710/
Tovang6710/
Towung678/
Tovong676/
Tavang675/
Tawenk673/
Tevang672/
Taywasing671/
Tavung671/
Tovung671/
Toväng671/

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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 Tawong
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