Truong Surname

397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,307,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Truong Surname User-submission:

It is a surname that is derived originally from the Mandarin word zhang but the pronunciation is changed as the word is slightly different in the Hokchew dialect.

The word zhang (and therefore diong) is used as a collective word and means 'piece of'.

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Truong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam1,246,6351:7414
United States38,5071:9,4131,145
Canada5,2891:6,9661,023
Australia4,1761:6,464950
France4,0211:16,5191,776
Thailand2,9911:23,6172,140
Cambodia1,0881:14,2351,117
England7591:73,4108,367
Germany7471:107,77213,313
Sweden5211:18,9001,583
Norway3071:16,7502,050
Belgium2841:40,4816,618
Denmark2351:24,0202,453
Singapore1931:28,5371,098
Netherlands1881:89,82514,833
Switzerland1741:47,2016,376
New Zealand1711:26,4814,643
Taiwan1641:142,9561,276
Malaysia1371:215,28612,518
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Japan1041:1,229,27222,213
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Finland531:103,71110,499
Czechia421:253,17834,142
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Austria351:243,29828,936
China311:44,107,1472,374
Qatar311:76,0647,685
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Guam211:7,6251,143
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Scotland171:314,93014,413
South Korea161:3,202,516604
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Laos91:732,036508
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Macau11:601,6301,582
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Trưong (1) are calculated separately.

Truong (560,931) may also be a first name.

Truong Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname that is derived originally from the Mandarin word zhang but the pronunciation is changed as the word is slightly different in the Hokchew dialect.

The word zhang (and therefore diong) is used as a collective word and means 'piece of'.

- jessjxd

Truong Last Name Facts

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

Truong is borne by more people in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Trưong. Click here for other possible spellings of Truong.

How Common Is The Last Name Truong? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 397th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,574 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Truong are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 1,780th most common first name internationally, borne by 560,931 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Vietnam, where it is borne by 1,246,635 people, or 1 in 74. In Vietnam Truong is most prevalent in: Mekong River Delta, where 26 percent reside, Southeast, where 18 percent reside and South Central Coast, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Vietnam this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Truong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Truong surname are 7.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.36% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Truong earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning 283,982 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning 77,658,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $50,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trưong941/
Thruong927/
Trruong922/
Truongh921/
Trong9161,405/
Truon9113,253/
D'Truong861/
Troung832,264/
Truonh83594/
Traung8387/
Truont8345/
Trvong8330/
Truang8323/
Troëng8316/
Truonc8310/
Truomg8310/
Truone838/
Throng838/
Troong836/
Troing835/
Truond834/
Treung832/
Trhong831/
Truonk831/
Trwong831/
Thruon830/
Tron805,841/
Truongová8030/
Throung779/
Thraung771/
Throing770/
Trang73113,794/
Trone731,785/
Thron731,452/
Truan731,023/
Tronc73960/
Tront73926/
Troin73777/
Troon73656/
Traun73525/
Trond73127/
Tronk7344/
Troyn7330/
Treun7319/
Trohn7314/
Tronh739/
Troun738/
Tronn735/
Trhon732/
Tromn731/
Trron731/
Trossing7122/
Trotting714/
Trongová711/
Trausing711/
Throne671,639/
Truant671,131/
Trotin67866/
Trocin67663/
Trosin67421/
Trosen67307/
Tramng67306/
Trosyn6776/
Truahn6741/
Troine6729/
Tronke6722/
Tronøe6719/
Trount6715/
Troßen6712/
Troyne679/
Troşin677/
Trondh677/
Traussing675/
Trosén675/
Traunt675/
Troten675/
Troune673/
Trojne673/
Truand673/
Trohyn672/
Tround671/
Trvone671/
Traune671/
Tronne671/
Thruan671/
Trgoin671/
Trondt671/
Troncp671/
Tromne671/
Trausn670/
Trangh670/
Thromg670/
Throun670/
Troind670/

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