Truong Surname
Approximately 1,307,350 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameTruong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 1,246,635 | 1:74 | 14 |
| United States | 38,507 | 1:9,413 | 1,145 |
| Canada | 5,289 | 1:6,966 | 1,023 |
| Australia | 4,176 | 1:6,464 | 950 |
| France | 4,021 | 1:16,519 | 1,776 |
| Thailand | 2,991 | 1:23,617 | 2,140 |
| Cambodia | 1,088 | 1:14,235 | 1,117 |
| England | 759 | 1:73,410 | 8,367 |
| Germany | 747 | 1:107,772 | 13,313 |
| Sweden | 521 | 1:18,900 | 1,583 |
| Norway | 307 | 1:16,750 | 2,050 |
| Belgium | 284 | 1:40,481 | 6,618 |
| Denmark | 235 | 1:24,020 | 2,453 |
| Singapore | 193 | 1:28,537 | 1,098 |
| Netherlands | 188 | 1:89,825 | 14,833 |
| Switzerland | 174 | 1:47,201 | 6,376 |
| New Zealand | 171 | 1:26,481 | 4,643 |
| Taiwan | 164 | 1:142,956 | 1,276 |
| Malaysia | 137 | 1:215,286 | 12,518 |
| United Arab Emirates | 113 | 1:81,082 | 7,365 |
| Japan | 104 | 1:1,229,272 | 22,213 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Finland | 53 | 1:103,711 | 10,499 |
| Czechia | 42 | 1:253,178 | 34,142 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Austria | 35 | 1:243,298 | 28,936 |
| China | 31 | 1:44,107,147 | 2,374 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| South Korea | 16 | 1:3,202,516 | 604 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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'.
- jessjxdTruong Demographics
Average Male Truong Height
172.04 cm
Average Female Truong Height
160.39 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Footnotes
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