Fung Surname
Approximately 178,602 people bear this surname
Fung Surname User-submission:
This surname originated from Vietnam and it can refer to a phoenix legend.
Fung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 121,005 | 1:61 | 11 |
| United States | 12,803 | 1:28,310 | 3,525 |
| Indonesia | 7,468 | 1:17,709 | 2,169 |
| Malaysia | 7,158 | 1:4,120 | 603 |
| Canada | 6,825 | 1:5,399 | 787 |
| Singapore | 4,973 | 1:1,108 | 151 |
| Macau | 4,740 | 1:127 | 32 |
| Australia | 1,827 | 1:14,776 | 2,094 |
| England | 1,631 | 1:34,162 | 4,511 |
| Cameroon | 1,618 | 1:12,836 | 1,745 |
| China | 1,123 | 1:1,217,562 | 312 |
| Venezuela | 1,023 | 1:29,525 | 1,818 |
| Dominican Republic | 963 | 1:10,834 | 875 |
| Brunei | 624 | 1:671 | 125 |
| Thailand | 577 | 1:122,423 | 18,391 |
| Panama | 394 | 1:9,930 | 893 |
| Peru | 335 | 1:94,878 | 6,194 |
| Netherlands | 298 | 1:56,668 | 9,739 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| New Zealand | 225 | 1:20,126 | 3,537 |
| Fiji | 220 | 1:4,065 | 748 |
| Suriname | 198 | 1:2,791 | 440 |
| Philippines | 196 | 1:516,522 | 59,882 |
| Jamaica | 192 | 1:14,948 | 1,441 |
| Costa Rica | 155 | 1:30,839 | 892 |
| United Arab Emirates | 151 | 1:60,677 | 5,851 |
| Guyana | 137 | 1:5,564 | 970 |
| South Africa | 125 | 1:433,422 | 37,136 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| Japan | 120 | 1:1,065,369 | 20,699 |
| Brazil | 115 | 1:1,861,516 | 59,915 |
| Hungary | 92 | 1:106,699 | 10,245 |
| Mexico | 82 | 1:1,513,734 | 16,311 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 78 | 1:17,487 | 2,128 |
| Taiwan | 57 | 1:411,311 | 3,177 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:101,015 | 6,880 |
| Russia | 51 | 1:2,825,942 | 156,501 |
| Cuba | 47 | 1:245,164 | 4,793 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
| Mauritius | 34 | 1:38,042 | 7,089 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Curaçao | 19 | 1:8,276 | 277 |
| Vietnam | 19 | 1:4,876,108 | 2,402 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Honduras | 13 | 1:678,188 | 3,875 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
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_phungFung Demographics
Average Fung Salary in
United States
$51,512 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fung Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fung (Russian: Фунг) is more frequently found in Hong Kong than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fung? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fung is the 3,149th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,803 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Fung live; 71 percent live in East Asia and 71 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Fung is also the 8,169th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 127,323 people.
Fung is most frequently used in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 121,005 people, or 1 in 61. Besides Hong Kong this last name is found in 100 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Fung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fung has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fung surname increased 10,242 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 27,183 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fung Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fung surname are 20.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.18% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foung | 89 | 207 | / |
| Fhung | 89 | 88 | / |
| Feung | 89 | 29 | / |
| Faung | 89 | 22 | / |
| Fuing | 89 | 9 | / |
| Funng | 89 | 7 | / |
| Fungk | 89 | 6 | / |
| Fungs | 89 | 2 | / |
| Fungz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fungh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hfung | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fun | 86 | 5,870 | / |
| Fungke | 80 | 57 | / |
| Fuceng | 80 | 50 | / |
| Futing | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fusing | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fungue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Futeng | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fuseng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foungk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foungs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pfungt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fong | 75 | 103,120 | / |
| Funk | 75 | 78,563 | / |
| Vung | 75 | 4,942 | / |
| Fund | 75 | 1,606 | / |
| Funt | 75 | 1,262 | / |
| Fune | 75 | 1,254 | / |
| Funn | 75 | 428 | / |
| Fuin | 75 | 417 | / |
| Faun | 75 | 192 | / |
| Foun | 75 | 165 | / |
| Funh | 75 | 48 | / |
| Func | 75 | 34 | / |
| Feun | 75 | 25 | / |
| Fuhn | 75 | 15 | / |
| Fuun | 75 | 6 | / |
| Fhun | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fusn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pfun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wfun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fujn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hfun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fausing | 73 | 215 | / |
| Fussing | 73 | 87 | / |
| Foungue | 73 | 63 | / |
| Feungue | 73 | 52 | / |
| Fousing | 73 | 30 | / |
| Fucheng | 73 | 21 | / |
| Feusing | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fuching | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faungue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fusingh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fungkhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feuteng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feuting | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uamfung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fhusing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fusings | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phung | 67 | 324,172 | / |
| Funke | 67 | 33,012 | / |
| Foong | 67 | 15,634 | / |
| Funck | 67 | 5,162 | / |
| Pfund | 67 | 2,922 | / |
| Faune | 67 | 1,037 | / |
| Foeng | 67 | 1,011 | / |
| Foune | 67 | 987 | / |
| Funne | 67 | 919 | / |
| Fusin | 67 | 649 | / |
| Found | 67 | 585 | / |
| Faunt | 67 | 555 | / |
| Feune | 67 | 244 | / |
| Futin | 67 | 178 | / |
| Fouyn | 67 | 81 | / |
| Pfunt | 67 | 79 | / |
| Founk | 67 | 60 | / |
| Fusen | 67 | 56 | / |
| Futen | 67 | 47 | / |
| Fhong | 67 | 42 | / |
| Funhe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fount | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fucin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pfoun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Veung | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fahun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Faunø | 67 | 6 | / |
| Funth | 67 | 6 | / |
| Funcs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Funqu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Feund | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vungh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hfong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pfunk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Funnk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wfong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fundt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fuine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fußen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feussing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fongg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fusnd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fusyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Finhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faund | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuunk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fongh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fugne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhutn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuync | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuunn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fumhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fujjn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faunc | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfaun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fuind | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fouhn | 67 | 0 | / |
Fung Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fung in the Russian language | ||
| Фунг | fung | - |
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