The surname Chanthavong
A Lao surname, carried by 1,346 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex C531
Origin
Lao origin
From Lao ຈັນທະວົງ (chan tha wong).
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,346 people named Chanthavong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 229,380 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,064.
#19,933
rank among US surnames
1,346
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+26.5%
change since 2000 (was #22,555)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19,924 | Meigs | 1,347 | 229,210 |
| #19,933 | Dunkelberger | 1,346 | 229,380 |
Who is named Chanthavong
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
92% of people named Chanthavong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.5% as two or more races and 1.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
- Two or more races 4.5%
- White (not Hispanic) 1.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Questions
- Where does the surname Chanthavong come from?
- From Lao ຈັນທະວົງ (chan tha wong).
- How common is the surname Chanthavong?
- 1,346 people in the United States had the surname Chanthavong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,380 Americans. It ranked 19,933rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Chanthavong?
- In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Chanthavong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.5% as two or more races.
- Is the surname Chanthavong getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,064 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,346 in 2010, up 27%.