How common is the last name Fong?

17,667 people in the United States have the last name Fong, about 1 in 16,918. It ranks #1,996 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FONG

#1,996

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
17,667
About
1 in 16,918
This common or more
47.8%
Who bears it

Of the 17,667 people with the last name Fong, 78.7% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 7.7% as Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Fong

#1,994 Beyer · 17,673#1,995 Sumner · 17,669#1,997 Haywood · 17,659#1,998 Wilkes · 17,653

Spelled almost the same

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

#40,219 Fons · 588#74,891 Foong · 278#88,580 Fonk · 225

Also a first name

As a first name, Fong ranks #9,401 of 53,615, with 1,479 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1983, with 27 births. See Fong as a first name

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