Geun Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Geun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Geun (482) may also be a first name.

Geun Last Name Facts

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

Geun is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Geun.

How Common Is The Last Name Geun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,718,172nd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Geun live; 43 percent live in Oceania Islands and 43 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Geun is also the 387,276th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 482 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Northern, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and South Korea, where 10 percent live.

Geun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geun last name grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geun Last Name Statistics demography

Geun earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geung89160/
Geuin8962/
Geune8956/
Gaeun894/
Geyun894/
Geunn892/
Geund891/
Gejun891/
Geuhn891/
Geuyn891/
Geunt890/
Gieun890/
Geusen80289/
Geuten8085/
Ngeyun806/
Ngeunh804/
Geutin802/
Ghehun801/
Geugne801/
Ngeaun801/
Gueoun801/
Geutne800/
Geoyun800/
Yeun75527/
Geon75319/
Ejun7537/
Geum7528/
Eoun754/
Gjun751/
Ieun751/
Geuting73805/
Guehoun7347/
Gueyoun7319/
Geumgne7310/
Geuchen734/
Gehjung732/
Nguyeun731/
Geehung731/
Geheung731/
Goehoun731/
Ghehoun731/
Gueioun731/
Yeung67179,374/
Yehun671,295/
Ehoun67889/
Sehun67238/
Gejon67200/
Gađun67147/
Gyoen67107/
Yeoun6774/
Gojun6756/
Gehon6749/
Yejun6747/
Guyun6741/
Seyun6735/
Gjoen6733/
Hejun6730/
Jieun6721/
Jeoun6718/
Gieon6716/
Yeunh6715/
Yeyun6714/
Heyun6712/
Gujon6712/
Yeunt6711/
Ieung6710/
Geyum6710/
Yeeun6710/
Gujun679/
Gyunt678/
Zejun678/
Seiun678/
Gihun678/
Gyuun677/
Goyun675/
Jehun675/
Cehun674/
Yeune674/
Hyeun673/
Zeyun673/
Sieun673/
Seeun673/
Eheun671/
Gaaun671/
Geoen671/
Geutting671/
Geoum671/
Giyun671/
Gjune671/
Gyund671/
Yeund671/
Zeaun671/
Ejiun671/
Heoun671/
Gehungue671/
Goiun671/
Guiun671/
Guehjung671/
Jeaun671/
Jeyun671/
Ngjun671/
Jeeun671/
Heiun671/
Iejun671/
Hieun671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Geun
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