Keong

surname · Latin script

Meaning: snail

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/kəoŋ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Keong is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Malaysia than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • MYMalaysia≈1 in 5.7K(inferred from the name graph)
  • SGSingapore≈1 in 7.9K
  • HKHong Kong≈1 in 59K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Keong itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Malaysia (inferred from the name graph)

≈5,700 people, est.

2 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
96 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 5.7K (inferred from the name graph)

Malaysia, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

KeongLatin(measured from records)
คลังThai(measured from records)

9 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

snail

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Where in the world(measured from records)

Keong counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Keong is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
MY Malaysia#105≈5,700 est.≈1 in 5.7K—Keong96
CN China—≈2,600 est.≈1 in 528K—Keong17
ID Indonesia—≈2,500 est.≈1 in 109K—Keong34
SE Sweden—1,952as Klang1 in 5.2K2K—10
SG Singapore#286≈790 est.≈1 in 7.9K—Keong76
HK Hong Kong—≈120 est.≈1 in 59K—Keong15
FI Finland—105as Klang1 in 53K105—1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population); DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

0500100015002000Jiang Wei, b. 202Duke Huan of Qi, b. 800Kang Hang, b. 1567Paul Chun, b. 1945David Chiang, b. 1947Jiang Wen, b. 1963Philip Keung, b. 1966Jiang Wu, b. 1967Jiang Lin, b. 1981Jiang Ranxin, b. 2000
  • Jiang Weib. 202CNnot in their usual nameChinese Shu Han state general (202-264)
  • Duke Huan of Qib. 800not in their usual nameruler of Qi state; head of the Five Hegemons during the Chinese Spring Autumn period
  • Kang Hangb. 1567not in their usual nameKorean scholar (1567–1618)
  • Paul Chunb. 1945CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong actor
  • David Chiangb. 1947CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong actor and director
  • Jiang Wenb. 1963CNnot in their usual nameChinese actor, screenwriter, and director
  • Philip Keungb. 1966CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong actor and film producer
  • Jiang Wub. 1967CNnot in their usual nameChinese actor
  • Jiang Linb. 1981CNnot in their usual namearcher
  • Jiang Ranxinb. 2000CNnot in their usual nameChinese sport shooter

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalEncik Keong yang dihormati,Dear Encik Keong, (English)
InformalHelo Keong,Hi Keong, (English)

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 5 sources across 3 countries.

Reference works 2

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Keong mean, and where does it come from?
snail Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Keong?
A machine transcription gives /kəoŋ/ (IPA) for Malay.
In which country does Keong have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 5.7 thousand people named Keong in Malaysia, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled keong.
How common is the name Keong?
In Sweden, the national register counted 1,952 people named Klang, about 1 in 5.2 thousand residents.
How common is Keong compared with other names?
In Malaysia, Keong is the 105th most common surname of 291,743 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Keong” — the 105th most common surname in Malaysia. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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