Tongyong Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Tongyong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tongyong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Tongyong (6,320) may also be a first name.

Tongyong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tongyong occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongyong? popularity and diffusion

Tongyong is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Tongyong reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Tongyong is also the 82,879th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 6,320 people.

It is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 7,063,834. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 40 percent reside, Lopburi Province, where 40 percent reside and Phuket Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Thailand Tongyong is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and China, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thongyong9484/
Tongyoung9414/
Thongyoung8936/
Thongyuong894/
Tangyong8888/
Tongyang8825/
Tongyonk882/
Thongyang82393/
Thongyonk821/
Tangyang7561/
Tondiong754/
Tanduyong7191/
Tandayong711/
Tondeang631/
Tandjong50194/
Tandiong50135/
Tamdjong503/
Tandeong501/

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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 Tongyong
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