Tiong Surname

33,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Tiong Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the same word as Mandarin zhang.

Tiong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia9,9791:2,956436
Philippines1,8131:55,8409,340
Indonesia1,2151:108,84711,144
Singapore8301:6,636406
Australia4251:63,5197,625
Brunei4161:1,007203
United States3231:1,122,16480,931
Thailand1751:403,64870,850
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
Canada831:443,92338,562
Qatar781:30,2313,215
England741:752,94741,527
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Guam251:6,405908
China151:91,154,7714,767
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Wales71:442,07621,198
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Kiribati41:28,352669
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Macau21:300,8151,009
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tiong (8,251) may also be a first name.

Tiong Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the same word as Mandarin zhang.

- tara_tula_tiong

Tiong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tiong is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 33,465th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 459,087 people. The surname Tiong occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Tiong are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tiong is also the 69,641st most widely held first name on earth, borne by 8,251 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9,979 people, or 1 in 2,956. In Malaysia Tiong is most common in: Sarawak, where 66 percent live, Selangor, where 9 percent live and Johor, where 7 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Tiong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tiong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tiong surname increased 32,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tiong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tiong surname are 6.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.73% registered with the party.

The amount Tiong earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $57,727 CAD per year.

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Tjiong911,330/
Thiong91265/
Tihong9118/
Tijong919/
Tieong912/
Tgiong911/
Taiong911/
Teiong911/
Ting8955,079/
Tion895,727/
Taijong83446/
Taiyong8374/
Tiosing8325/
Tioseng8310/
Tiehong834/
Tiongue832/
Thiongh831/
Taihong831/
Togiong831/
Thiongt831/
Tagiong831/
Thing8010,836/
Tjong805,537/
Tiang803,656/
Teong802,504/
Tihon801,821/
Thion801,776/
Tieng801,205/
Tione801,013/
Tings80308/
Tijon80263/
Toeng80210/
Tuing80126/
Taion8052/
Tuion8046/
Tiohn8030/
Tioon8027/
Tioan8024/
Tieon8024/
Tingg8014/
Tyong8011/
T'Ing805/
Tingh804/
Tting804/
Dting803/
Tionh803/
Tjion802/
Tiond802/
Tging802/
Tingk802/
Tingt801/
Tiont801/
Tin'g801/
Thaiyong7733/
Thiongue775/
Thihuong774/
Thiohong774/
Toijoung772/
Thiongne771/
Tng751,192/
Thiang737,835/
Tayong735,936/
Tjiang732,380/
Teihon731,272/
Thione731,135/
Tingue731,042/
Tjhong73990/
Toyong73648/
Tojong73615/
Tiosen73329/
Thieng73316/
Tuyong73248/
Thoeng73213/
Teijon73206/
Tingke73184/
Tihoun73138/
Tihang73109/
Thingh73106/
Thuion73105/
Tajong73101/
Taiyon7378/
Thinng7350/
T'Jong7345/
Tiosin7342/
Tijang7341/
Toihon7337/
Tionck7318/
Tugion7317/
Taihon739/
Åtting738/
Theong738/
Tihone737/
Tiehon737/
Thjong735/
Tehong735/
Tiotin735/
Tingsø735/
Tejong734/
Thimng733/
Teyong733/
Tujong733/
Taijon732/
Thyong732/
Tieoun732/
Tijone731/
Tionne731/
Ttijon731/
Tinggs731/
Tieang731/
Tihont731/
Tiogne731/
Tionke731/
Tiangh731/
Tihhon731/
'tjong731/
Dtting731/
Toiyon731/
Tayion731/
Tiomgs731/
Thingc731/
Teoong731/
Tejiongue712/
Tian677,277,786/
Teng67863,994/
Tjon672,487/
Tink671,788/
Thng67761/
Geeting67586/
Tyng67486/
Tinc67426/
Teon67403/
Tång67172/
Tyon67141/
Täng67139/
Tiom6754/
Tiangue6748/
Tián6745/
Tagiang6735/
Taiyang6732/
T'Ng6731/
Thjiang6726/
Tinggue6720/
Tião6719/
Tiasing6717/
Timg6715/
Togiang6711/
Tiehoun6710/
Tjongue679/
Tiateng679/
Tionova678/
Tujiang678/
Thingue677/
Tùng677/
Taiyonn677/
Tionová676/
Thajong675/
Tăng675/
Tión675/
Téng675/
Tehoung674/
Tiohoun674/
Tayyong673/
Tngs673/
Thionne672/
Thingsh672/
Teuyong672/
Tngg672/
Tnkg672/
Tugiang671/
Teyiang671/
Thiangh671/
Thiengh671/
Tinq671/
Tüng671/
Tayongq671/
Tiàn671/
Tiahang671/
Tioncke671/
Tiangne671/
Tihosin671/
Tijjang671/
Tngc671/
Tngh671/
Tngq671/
Tngx671/
Tojeang671/
Ttng671/
Dtng671/
Htng671/
Theoing670/

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