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

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

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

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

It is the most commonly used surname in one country:French Polynesia, where 0.17 percent are found. The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 288,771 people, or 1 in 102. In Malaysia Wong is most numerous in: Selangor, where 30 percent are found, Johor, where 17 percent are found and Sabah, where 10 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this surname occurs in 184 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 11 percent are found.

Wong Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wong has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wong last name 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 bearing the Wong last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States Wong are 21.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.63% registered to vote for the political 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.