All over the world, หลอง (Long 
, หลอง 
, Lhong 
) is a common largely boy's, but uncommonly girly first name. The forename หลอง is habitual in Macao, where it is a common mostly boy's, but infrequently girly name, Vietnam, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a common largely masculine, but uncommonly feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Vietnam, Pakistan, and India. More prevalently, หลอง is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Long | Malaysia, United Kingdom, China, United States, Vietnam |
| หลอง | Thailand |
| Lhong | Malaysia, United States, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines |
หลอง is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Long Neck , the fairytale's character at Efteling, Netherlands, The Six Servants; Long Duk Dong , the fictional character, Sixteen Candles; Long Haul , character in The Transformers: The Movie; Long Range , the fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Long Tom Coffin , the fictional character from James Fenimore Cooper's The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea, among other works.