Chun Surname
Approximately 117,763 people bear this surname
Chun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 47,007 | 1:329 | 62 |
| Guatemala | 27,904 | 1:576 | 104 |
| United States | 18,035 | 1:20,098 | 2,537 |
| Malaysia | 4,186 | 1:7,046 | 873 |
| China | 3,036 | 1:450,369 | 254 |
| Hong Kong | 2,853 | 1:2,571 | 172 |
| South Korea | 1,352 | 1:37,900 | 135 |
| Canada | 1,241 | 1:29,690 | 3,891 |
| Thailand | 1,178 | 1:59,965 | 7,439 |
| Nigeria | 930 | 1:190,476 | 11,551 |
| Indonesia | 905 | 1:146,132 | 14,405 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Belize | 825 | 1:431 | 78 |
| Vietnam | 768 | 1:120,633 | 787 |
| Singapore | 753 | 1:7,314 | 434 |
| Brazil | 709 | 1:301,938 | 11,641 |
| Australia | 621 | 1:43,471 | 5,512 |
| Mexico | 578 | 1:214,751 | 5,637 |
| United Arab Emirates | 469 | 1:19,536 | 2,289 |
| Philippines | 302 | 1:335,226 | 45,862 |
| Brunei | 279 | 1:1,501 | 296 |
| England | 277 | 1:201,148 | 17,563 |
| Taiwan | 275 | 1:85,254 | 859 |
| Japan | 260 | 1:491,709 | 14,320 |
| Peru | 243 | 1:130,799 | 7,416 |
| Dominican Republic | 177 | 1:58,943 | 2,908 |
| France | 173 | 1:383,946 | 56,838 |
| India | 160 | 1:4,794,159 | 122,003 |
| Russia | 158 | 1:912,171 | 72,266 |
| Pakistan | 154 | 1:1,160,025 | 14,113 |
| Ecuador | 137 | 1:116,101 | 6,515 |
| New Zealand | 136 | 1:33,296 | 5,772 |
| Germany | 115 | 1:700,047 | 53,529 |
| Guam | 54 | 1:2,965 | 391 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Jamaica | 35 | 1:81,998 | 3,758 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Ukraine | 26 | 1:1,750,873 | 130,688 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Macau | 24 | 1:25,068 | 328 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Panama | 23 | 1:170,098 | 5,250 |
| Paraguay | 22 | 1:328,943 | 5,083 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| American Samoa | 17 | 1:3,280 | 753 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 354 | 1:141,861 | 13,333 |
The alternate forms: Chún (11) & Chün (3) are calculated separately.
Chun (1,547,862) may also be a first name.
Chun Demographics
Average Chun Salary in
United States
$51,558 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chun (Bengali: চুন, Hindi: चुन, Marathi: चुन, Oriya: ଚୁନ, Russian: Чун) is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Chún or Chün. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,797th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 61,883 people. Chun is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Chun live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Chun is also the 466th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 1,547,862 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is held by 47,007 people, or 1 in 329. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 17 percent live, Kandal Province, where 10 percent live and Kampong Cham Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Cambodia this last name is found in 108 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.
Chun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chun last name grew 5,095 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 616 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chun Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chun surname are 16.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.52% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.48% less than the national average, earning 223,307 kr per year; in Peru they earn 38.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,892 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.13% more than the national average, earning R 354,384 per year; in United States they earn 19.49% more than the national average, earning $51,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning $58,234 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chun in the Bengali language | ||
| চুন | cuna | - |
| Chun in the Marathi language | ||
| चुन | cuna | 78.38 |
| चून | cuna | 13.51 |
| चुण | cuna | 5.41 |
| चूण | cuna | 2.7 |
| Chun in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚୁନ | cuna | 65.9 |
| ଚୂନ | cuna | 30.88 |
| ଚୁନ୍ | cun | 3.23 |
| Chun in the Hindi language | ||
| चुन | cuna | 47.97 |
| चून | cuna | 29.03 |
| चुन्नी | cunni | 10.82 |
| चुन्नीलाल | cunnilala | 10.09 |
| चूण | cuna | 0.49 |
| छुन | chuna | 0.25 |
| Chun in the Russian language | ||
| Чун | cun | - |
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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 Chun
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