How common is the last name Chong?

15,474 people in the United States have the last name Chong, about 1 in 19,316. It ranks #2,297 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CHONG

#2,297

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,474
About
1 in 19,316
This common or more
49.4%
Who bears it

Of the 15,474 people with the last name Chong, 78.6% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 9.3% as Hispanic or Latino and 7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Chong

#2,295 Hooker · 15,488#2,296 Elizondo · 15,475#2,298 Adam · 15,473#2,299 Perdue · 15,459

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Chong, most common first.

#373 Chang · 83,382#766 Chung · 44,132#865 Cheng · 39,305#4,769 Ching · 7,194#14,109 Cheong · 2,044#20,760 Chuong · 1,290#26,301 Chiong · 978#42,858 Choung · 544

Also a first name

As a first name, Chong ranks #2,386 of 53,615, with 10,492 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1991, with 35 births. See Chong as a first name

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