Kong
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English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Kong
- A town in north eastern Côte d'Ivoire.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Kong
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) or Cantonese 江 (gong1).
Proper noun
Kong
- A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kong is the 2551st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14165 individuals. Kong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.91%) individuals.
Etymology 4
From Manipuri ꯀꯣꯡ (kong).
Proper noun
Kong
See also
- Kong Mountains (cartographic mistake in Africa)
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkoŋ/ [ˈkoŋ]
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Syllabification: Kong
Proper noun
Kong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Kong is the 6,538th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,441 individuals.
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