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

Wong (Tibetan: འོང་།) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wong click here.

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

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

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

Wong Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Wong Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wong last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Wong surname are 21.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.63% registered with 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.