Chun Forename
466th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,547,862 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Hong Kong
Chun Forename Definition:
Kun. A city of ancient Syria. 1 Chron. xviii. 8.
Chun Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 1,161,856 | 1:1,176 | 101 |
| Hong Kong | - | 258,922 | 1:30 | 6 |
| Singapore | 87% | 29,629 | 1:212 | 14 |
| Malaysia | 88% | 28,329 | 1:1,075 | 89 |
| United States | 57% | 16,650 | 1:21,774 | 1,702 |
| Cambodia | 63% | 15,428 | 1:1,055 | 241 |
| Thailand | 79% | 14,872 | 1:4,711 | 805 |
| India | 65% | 4,987 | 1:243,609 | 24,029 |
| Taiwan | 77% | 4,429 | 1:5,367 | 967 |
| Canada | 81% | 2,543 | 1:13,029 | 1,392 |
| Pakistan | 52% | 1,924 | 1:101,018 | 4,468 |
| Macau | - | 1,755 | 1:347 | 85 |
| England | 87% | 1,172 | 1:47,443 | 2,281 |
| Vietnam | 60% | 1,123 | 1:82,478 | 890 |
| Indonesia | - | 389 | 1:663,146 | 46,095 |
| Mauritius | - | 330 | 1:3,933 | 669 |
| Australia | - | 300 | 1:45,525 | 2,245 |
| France | 93% | 275 | 1:241,710 | 3,609 |
| Nigeria | 99% | 238 | 1:746,069 | 20,513 |
| Netherlands | 89% | 213 | 1:79,353 | 4,513 |
| South Africa | 77% | 201 | 1:271,307 | 15,843 |
| Brazil | 92% | 198 | 1:1,082,001 | 27,710 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 179 | 1:58,275 | 3,683 |
| South Korea | 67% | 156 | 1:35,541 | 2,750 |
| New Zealand | - | 121 | 1:37,488 | 2,292 |
| Suriname | - | 115 | 1:4,807 | 1,027 |
| Philippines | 77% | 96 | 1:1,104,265 | 29,247 |
| Germany | 89% | 95 | 1:1,017,662 | 7,908 |
| Sweden | 62% | 92 | 1:107,151 | 4,505 |
| Venezuela | 88% | 91 | 1:331,889 | 10,146 |
| Scotland | 97% | 90 | 1:59,449 | 1,748 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 78 | 1:394,698 | 7,244 |
| Japan | - | 76 | 1:1,684,027 | 18,439 |
| Ukraine | 98% | 69 | 1:659,419 | 2,583 |
| Ecuador | - | 66 | 1:268,590 | 3,974 |
| Wales | 97% | 60 | 1:51,572 | 1,767 |
| Paraguay | 68% | 56 | 1:129,229 | 2,748 |
| Jamaica | - | 50 | 1:57,665 | 3,088 |
| Argentina | 56% | 50 | 1:855,465 | 4,813 |
| Spain | 57% | 45 | 1:1,033,999 | 8,832 |
| Panama | 95% | 39 | 1:100,168 | 4,967 |
| Belgium | 88% | 38 | 1:302,370 | 6,091 |
| Norway | 91% | 34 | 1:150,951 | 4,193 |
| Belize | 80% | 34 | 1:10,421 | 1,550 |
| Ireland | 100% | 31 | 1:149,791 | 3,159 |
| Guam | - | 28 | 1:5,737 | 966 |
| Costa Rica | 68% | 27 | 1:176,591 | 4,323 |
| Denmark | - | 25 | 1:225,980 | 4,802 |
| Switzerland | 93% | 23 | 1:357,109 | 6,546 |
| Austria | 92% | 22 | 1:387,009 | 4,082 |
| Russia | 50% | 21 | 1:6,868,272 | 29,833 |
| Mexico | 64% | 18 | 1:6,896,913 | 24,317 |
| Hungary | 100% | 14 | 1:699,412 | 2,334 |
| Afghanistan | 50% | 12 | 1:2,718,626 | 20,989 |
| Honduras | 100% | 12 | 1:734,789 | 9,414 |
| Chile | 55% | 12 | 1:1,467,267 | 11,454 |
| Finland | 60% | 11 | 1:498,471 | 5,769 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Peru | 100% | 10 | 1:3,179,145 | 27,401 |
| Myanmar | - | 9 | 1:5,772,030 | 1,432 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Italy | 60% | 9 | 1:6,784,677 | 26,090 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 86% | 7 | 1:194,488 | 10,722 |
| Nepal | - | 7 | 1:4,069,622 | 46,681 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Poland | - | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Samoa | - | 4 | 1:48,798 | 712 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Turkey | 50% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Czechia | 100% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 2 | 1:95,998 | 3,765 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
The alternate forms: Chün (2) are calculated separately.
Chun (117,763) may also be a surname.
Chun Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kun. A city of ancient Syria. 1 Chron. xviii. 8.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: established.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Chinese name, meaning: Spring.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Chun Forename Popularity
Chun Demographics
Average Male Chun Height
171.21 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 764 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Chun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chun in the Russian language | ||
| Чун | cun | - |
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Footnotes
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