Worldwide, Thong (Thong 
, ธง 
, Тхонг 
) is a common predominantly male, but very seldom feminine first name. The forename Thong is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Vietnam, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Singapore, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Philippines, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Vietnam, the United States, and Philippines. Also, Thong is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Thong | Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore |
| ถง, ธง | Thailand |
| Тхонг | Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
Chong, Chung, Thang, Thiong, Thwang, Thwong, Thòng, Thóng, Thông, Thỏng, Thống, Thồng, Thổng, Thộng, Thờng, Tong, Tōng, Wang, Whang, Ðong, Ðông, Ðồng, Ţhống, Ƭḧốɲḡ, Тонг, Тун, Чун, تونغ, ต๊ะทอง, ถ่อง, ถ้อง, ทง, ทอง, ท่อง, ท้ง, โทง, ທອງ, ໜທອງ, ថូង, ソング, チョン, 宗, 宠, 寵, 張, 特宏, 特洪, 特红, 種, 章,
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luangpor thong Thai Buddhist monk, TH (b. 1939) |
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| yap pow thong Malaysian sports shooter, MY (b. 1918) |
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| chee kim thong Shaolin martial arts grandmaster (b. 1920) |
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| likeng thong (b. 1914) |
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ta van thong VN (b. 1965) |
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| seng han thong Singaporean politician, SG (b. 1950) |
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| choo heng thong Founder and Managing Director of Spindex Industries Ltd (1983-2008) |
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| qiu xian thong researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-8575-5036) |
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| hao cheng thong researcher |
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| low heang thong brother of Tan Sri Larry Low Hock Peng |
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| vo duy thong researcher |
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| nguyen minh thong researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-9293-3876) |
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| tran thong American biomedical engineer and inventor, US |
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| wai meng thong particle physicist in Australia |
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| kah mean thong researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-4887-3268) |
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