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All around the world, Tong (忠 , Tong , 宠 , among others...) is a widespread principally male, but very infrequently girly given name. The forename Tong is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is a common epicene name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a common unisex name, and China, where it is quite a common principally masculine, but very seldom girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in China, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. Likewise, Tong is the last name as well as the forename.
Tong is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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宠, 忠, 寵 | China |
Tong | China, United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Vietnam |
トン | Japan |
ตง | Thailand |
Тонг | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
Тун | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine, Russia |
טונג | Israel |
Aduma, Azu, Ch'Ung, Chong, Choong, Chung, Dang, Dong, Dōng, Dǒng, Higashi, Makoto, Tahang, Tang, Tange, Tchang, Thang, Thiong, Thng, Thong, Thâng, Tingus, Tiong, Ton, Tonge, Tongen, Tonğ, Tou, Tung, Tunga, Táng, Tòng, Tóng, Tông, Tõng, Tõñg, Tōng, Tọng, Tỏng, Tống, Tồng, Tỗng, Tờng, Zhong, Zhōng, Đường, Đồng, Đổng, Адзума, Дун,
Tong is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Li Zhong , the Water Margin character; Tong , the operatic character in the opera Der Kreidekreis by Alexander von Zemlinsky; Marriage broker; Jiang Zhong , the Water Margin character; Bao Zhong , the fictional human in "The Romance of Three Kingdoms", Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Jing Zhong , the Jin Ping Mei character.