Thong Surname

5,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Laos
Highest density in:
Laos

Thong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Laos55,9251:11827
Cambodia31,5001:492121
Malaysia8,1381:3,624545
Vietnam7,4991:12,354307
United States1,3461:269,28625,316
Thailand1,1541:61,2127,640
Indonesia1,1501:114,99911,683
Singapore8601:6,404399
Australia4991:54,1006,651
France3511:189,23929,444
India2301:3,335,06796,460
Canada1861:198,09519,415
Philippines1841:550,20862,110
Taiwan1741:134,7401,216
United Arab Emirates1141:80,3717,328
England1131:493,08031,588
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
South Sudan491:232,961594
Brunei491:8,5461,114
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
China381:35,982,1461,905
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
Qatar161:147,37516,023
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Tonga11:107,313791
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Thong (236,028) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuong9121,023/
Thoung912,801/
Thoong91434/
Thoing91338/
Thongk9121/
Thongc9113/
Thongt917/
Thonng914/
Thomng911/
Thotng911/
Tong892,156,251/
Thongue8343/
Thongth837/
Thongch832/
Thoings831/
Thongkh831/
Thongph831/
Ththong831/
Thongke831/
Thang8063,795/
Tuong8030,905/
Toong801,515/
Toung80857/
Tongs80607/
Toing80423/
Tongg8081/
Tongp8019/
Htong807/
Thonk806/
Tohng803/
Tongh802/
Tongk802/
Ttong802/
Totng802/
Tongq801/
Tongt801/
Tonng801/
Tgong801/
Dtong801/
Tahng801/
Toyng801/
Tosng800/
Uamthong77196/
Thodting7711/
Uanthong774/
Thonggue772/
Thdthong771/
Thosingh771/
Tongue733,457/
Tahang732,162/
Toteng731,851/
Tosing731,389/
Toting731,087/
Thonke73262/
Toseng73129/
Tongke7361/
Theung7338/
Thaang7316/
Thangh738/
Tocing737/
Toßing735/
Thangt734/
Thounk733/
Thonck733/
Tongch733/
Toings731/
Thonqe731/
D'Tong731/
Tonggg731/
Thanhg731/
Htoung731/
Toungh730/
Toungs730/
Thoynk730/
Thomgs730/
Tonngh730/
Uanthoeng712/
Tang6712,776,913/
Tonk672,031/
Tossing67157/
Taching67123/
Tonc67122/
Tosseng67107/
Tacheng67103/
Toungue6776/
Tooseng6750/
Tousing6741/
Toiting6731/
Todting6730/
Totting6728/
Tongova6721/
Touteng6720/
Toungke6714/
Thoncke6711/
Toiseng6711/
Toyting6711/
Tonq678/
Tomg677/
Tohteng676/
Tongová675/
Tăng675/
Táng674/
Tahteng674/
Tonggue673/
Tóng673/
Tonggke672/
Tosingh672/
Uantong672/
Tohsing672/
Thangue671/
Toising671/
Toingue671/
Toïngue671/
Tonx671/
Tohngue671/
Totteng671/
Touseng671/
Touting671/
Thangke671/
Thonkhe671/
Tohting671/
Tooceng671/
Thahang671/
Tahaang671/
Tooting670/

Thong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thong in the Tibetan language
སྟོང་།tong-
Thong in the Hindi language
थोंगाthonga50
थांगthanga50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thong
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