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Where Does The Last Name Cheung Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Cheung (Marathi: चेउंग, Russian: Чеунг) is held by more people in Hong Kong than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheung? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,496^th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 20,209 people. The last name Cheung occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Cheung live; 81 percent live in East Asia and 81 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 90,808^th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 5,473 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Hong Kong, where it is carried by 281,857 people, or 1 in 26. Besides Hong Kong this surname is found in 110 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Cheung Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Cheung has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cheung surname increased 42,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cheung Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Cheung surname are 23.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Cheung earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 13.39% more than the national average, earning 392,434 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning R 263,064 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.9% less than the national average, earning $19,091,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.12% more than the national average, earning $50,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.2% more than the national average, earning $61,207 CAD per year.