Sung Surname
Approximately 40,877 people bear this surname
Sung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,712 | 1:37,321 | 4,619 |
| Myanmar | 6,940 | 1:7,484 | 249 |
| Vietnam | 5,608 | 1:16,520 | 348 |
| South Korea | 5,445 | 1:9,411 | 106 |
| Cambodia | 2,486 | 1:6,230 | 789 |
| Canada | 1,478 | 1:24,929 | 3,364 |
| Malaysia | 1,432 | 1:20,597 | 1,921 |
| Thailand | 1,359 | 1:51,978 | 6,154 |
| Indonesia | 980 | 1:134,948 | 13,459 |
| England | 809 | 1:68,873 | 7,956 |
| Australia | 799 | 1:33,787 | 4,454 |
| Hong Kong | 554 | 1:13,241 | 367 |
| China | 433 | 1:3,157,787 | 385 |
| Taiwan | 283 | 1:82,844 | 835 |
| Japan | 275 | 1:464,888 | 13,933 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| New Zealand | 176 | 1:25,729 | 4,511 |
| France | 167 | 1:397,741 | 58,569 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| India | 135 | 1:5,681,966 | 136,010 |
| Brunei | 114 | 1:3,673 | 604 |
| Brazil | 113 | 1:1,894,463 | 60,739 |
| Papua New Guinea | 113 | 1:72,157 | 9,422 |
| Netherlands | 82 | 1:205,941 | 28,291 |
| Philippines | 81 | 1:1,249,855 | 96,172 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| Scotland | 77 | 1:69,530 | 5,379 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Guam | 37 | 1:4,328 | 556 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Peru | 30 | 1:1,059,471 | 19,489 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Ecuador | 27 | 1:589,105 | 11,569 |
| Panama | 27 | 1:144,898 | 4,800 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Laos | 25 | 1:263,533 | 260 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| North Korea | 16 | 1:1,569,815 | 66 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Macau | 6 | 1:100,272 | 488 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 91 | 1:551,854 | 37,927 |
Sung (49,691) may also be a first name.
Sung Demographics
Average Sung Salary in
United States
$54,103 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sung Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sung (Hindi: सुंग, Marathi: सुंग, Oriya: ସୁନଗ, Russian: Сунг, Tibetan: སྲུང་སྲུང་) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sung? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sung is the 13,656th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 178,280 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Sung reside; 30 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 27 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sung is also the 18,593rd most numerous given name at a global level, held by 49,691 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 9,712 people, or 1 in 37,321. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 41 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 110 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 17 percent live and Vietnam, where 14 percent live.
Sung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sung has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sung surname expanded 10,673 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 13,483 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sung Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Sung surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Sung surname are 5.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.53% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.84% less than the national average, earning 239,340 kr per year; in Peru they earn 100.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,912 per year; in South Africa they earn 571.82% more than the national average, earning R 1,596,500 per year; in Vietnam they earn 32.1% less than the national average, earning 55,980,100 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 25.39% more than the national average, earning $54,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.44% more than the national average, earning $63,316 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sung Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sung in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྲུང་སྲུང་ | sungsung | - |
| Sung in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁନଗ | sunaga | - |
| Sung in the Hindi language | ||
| सुंग | sunga | 85.71 |
| संग | sanga | 14.29 |
| Sung in the Marathi language | ||
| सुंग | sunga | 85.71 |
| सुंगु | sungu | 14.29 |
| Sung in the Russian language | ||
| Сунг | sung | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sung
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