Fung Surname

3,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Fung Surname User-submission:

This surname originated from Vietnam and it can refer to a phoenix legend.

Fung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong121,0051:6111
United States12,8031:28,3103,525
Indonesia7,4681:17,7092,169
Malaysia7,1581:4,120603
Canada6,8251:5,399787
Singapore4,9731:1,108151
Macau4,7401:12732
Australia1,8271:14,7762,094
England1,6311:34,1624,511
Cameroon1,6181:12,8361,745
China1,1231:1,217,562312
Venezuela1,0231:29,5251,818
Dominican Republic9631:10,834875
Brunei6241:671125
Thailand5771:122,42318,391
Panama3941:9,930893
Peru3351:94,8786,194
Netherlands2981:56,6689,739
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
New Zealand2251:20,1263,537
Fiji2201:4,065748
Suriname1981:2,791440
Philippines1961:516,52259,882
Jamaica1921:14,9481,441
Costa Rica1551:30,839892
United Arab Emirates1511:60,6775,851
Guyana1371:5,564970
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Japan1201:1,065,36920,699
Brazil1151:1,861,51659,915
Hungary921:106,69910,245
Mexico821:1,513,73416,311
Trinidad and Tobago781:17,4872,128
Taiwan571:411,3113,177
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Cuba471:245,1644,793
Wales431:71,9666,223
Mauritius341:38,0427,089
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Israel251:342,30528,607
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Qatar221:107,18211,536
France201:3,321,136213,627
Curaçao191:8,276277
Vietnam191:4,876,1082,402
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Norway161:321,39331,311
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Honduras131:678,1883,875
Guam121:13,3432,098
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Estonia81:165,22626,217
India81:95,883,173728,828
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belize21:177,7373,502
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Fung (127,323) may also be a first name.

Fung Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from Vietnam and it can refer to a phoenix legend.

- peter_phung

Fung Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fung Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fung (Russian: Фунг) occurs in Hong Kong more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fung is the 3,149th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 40,803 people. Fung occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Fung reside; 71 percent reside in East Asia and 71 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 8,169th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 127,323 people.

The last name Fung is most widespread in Hong Kong, where it is held by 121,005 people, or 1 in 61. Barring Hong Kong it exists in 100 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Fung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fung has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fung surname expanded 10,242 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 27,183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fung Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fung last name are 20.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning 350,872 kr per year; in Peru they earn 55.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,132 per year; in South Africa they earn 4.75% less than the national average, earning R 226,344 per year; in Colombia they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $38,342,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.38% more than the national average, earning $51,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.36% more than the national average, earning $60,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foung89207/
Fhung8988/
Feung8929/
Faung8922/
Fuing899/
Funng897/
Fungk896/
Fungs892/
Fungz891/
Fungh891/
Hfung891/
Fun865,870/
Fungke8057/
Fuceng8050/
Futing8010/
Fusing805/
Fungue802/
Futeng802/
Fuseng801/
Foungk801/
Foungs800/
Pfungt800/
Fong75103,120/
Funk7578,563/
Vung754,942/
Fund751,606/
Funt751,262/
Fune751,254/
Funn75428/
Fuin75417/
Faun75192/
Foun75165/
Funh7548/
Func7534/
Feun7525/
Fuhn7515/
Fuun756/
Fhun753/
Fusn753/
Pfun751/
Wfun751/
Fujn751/
Hfun751/
Fausing73215/
Fussing7387/
Foungue7363/
Feungue7352/
Fousing7330/
Fucheng7321/
Feusing733/
Fuching732/
Faungue731/
Fusingh731/
Fungkhe731/
Feuteng731/
Feuting731/
Uamfung731/
Fhusing731/
Fusings730/
Phung67324,172/
Funke6733,012/
Foong6715,634/
Funck675,162/
Pfund672,922/
Faune671,037/
Foeng671,011/
Foune67987/
Funne67919/
Fusin67649/
Found67585/
Faunt67555/
Feune67244/
Futin67178/
Fouyn6781/
Pfunt6779/
Founk6760/
Fusen6756/
Futen6747/
Fhong6742/
Funhe6724/
Fount6718/
Fucin6711/
Pfoun6710/
Veung678/
Fahun677/
Faunø676/
Funth676/
Funcs675/
Funqu675/
Feund674/
Vungh674/
Hfong673/
Pfunk673/
Funnk673/
Wfong672/
Fundt672/
Fuine672/
Fußen672/
Feussing672/
Fongg672/
Vuing672/
Fusnd672/
Fusyn672/
Finhg671/
Fhoun671/
Faund671/
Fuunk671/
Fongh671/
Vaung671/
Fugne671/
Ffong671/
Funkt671/
Fonng671/
Fhutn671/
Fuync671/
Fuunn671/
Funqk671/
Fumhg671/
Fujjn671/
Faunc670/
Pfaun670/
Fuind670/
Fouhn670/

Fung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fung in the Russian language
Фунгfung-

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