Thong Surname
Approximately 109,938 people bear this surname
Thong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laos | 55,925 | 1:118 | 27 |
| Cambodia | 31,500 | 1:492 | 121 |
| Malaysia | 8,138 | 1:3,624 | 545 |
| Vietnam | 7,499 | 1:12,354 | 307 |
| United States | 1,346 | 1:269,286 | 25,316 |
| Thailand | 1,154 | 1:61,212 | 7,640 |
| Indonesia | 1,150 | 1:114,999 | 11,683 |
| Singapore | 860 | 1:6,404 | 399 |
| Australia | 499 | 1:54,100 | 6,651 |
| France | 351 | 1:189,239 | 29,444 |
| India | 230 | 1:3,335,067 | 96,460 |
| Canada | 186 | 1:198,095 | 19,415 |
| Philippines | 184 | 1:550,208 | 62,110 |
| Taiwan | 174 | 1:134,740 | 1,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 114 | 1:80,371 | 7,328 |
| England | 113 | 1:493,080 | 31,588 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| South Sudan | 49 | 1:232,961 | 594 |
| Brunei | 49 | 1:8,546 | 1,114 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| China | 38 | 1:35,982,146 | 1,905 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 17 | 1:80,234 | 5,870 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Thong (236,028) may also be a first name.
Thong Demographics
Average Thong Salary in
United States
$43,924 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thong (Hindi: थोंगा, Tibetan: སྟོང་།) occurs in Laos more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thong? popularity and diffusion
The surname Thong is the 5,158th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 66,288 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Thong reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 4,439th most common first name worldwide, held by 236,028 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Laos, where it is borne by 55,925 people, or 1 in 118. Not including Laos it is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.
Thong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Thong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thong last name grew 26,920 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thong Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thong last name are 19.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.2% being registered with the party.
The amount Thong earn in different countries varies markedly. In Vietnam they earn 35.71% less than the national average, earning 53,002,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $43,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $48,633 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thong in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྟོང་། | tong | - |
| Thong in the Hindi language | ||
| थोंगा | thonga | 50 |
| थांग | thanga | 50 |
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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 Thong
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