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    The surname Khong

    A surname, carried by 1,048 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex K520

    Khong: #24,049 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Khong #24,049, 1,048 people Khong: #24,049 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Khong #24,049, 1,048 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Khong is more common than 85.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,048 people named Khong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 294,605 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 793.

    #24,049
    rank among US surnames
    1,048
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +32.2%
    change since 2000 (was #28,353)

    Who is named Khong

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named Khong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 97%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Khong

    Khong has the Soundex code K520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Khong?
    1,048 people in the United States had the surname Khong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 294,605 Americans. It ranked 24,049th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Khong?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Khong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Khong getting more or less common?
    More common. 793 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,048 in 2010, up 32%.