Where Does The Last Name Wong Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wong (Tibetan: འོང་།) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wong? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Wong is the 691^st most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,235 people. Wong occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Wong reside; 48 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wong is also the 21,215^th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 42,335 people.

It is the most widely held last name in one country:French Polynesia, where 0.17 percent live. The surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 288,771 people, or 1 in 102. In Malaysia Wong is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 30 percent live, Johor, where 17 percent live and Sabah, where 10 percent live. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in 184 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Hong Kong, where 11 percent live.

Wong Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wong surname rose 17,257 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 715,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wong Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Wong last name are 21.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wong earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 36.96% less than the national average, earning €18,930 per year; in Norway they earn 1.47% less than the national average, earning 341,000 kr per year; in Peru they earn 69.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,843 per year; in South Africa they earn 97.95% more than the national average, earning R 470,412 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $22,477,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.43% more than the national average, earning $51,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $58,335 CAD per year.