Kolung Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Kolung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kolung (23) may also be a first name.

Kolung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolung is most common in Indonesia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kolung.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kolung is the 5,587,209th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Kolung are found; 58 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 23 people.

The surname Kolung is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koslung9224/
Kohlung9221/
Kollung925/
Kuolung923/
Koloung922/
Kotlung921/
Koliung921/
Kouloung8614/
Kolong835,387/
Kalung83858/
Kulung83545/
Kelung83379/
Kolunc8325/
Colung833/
Kholong77324/
Kallung77171/
Koulong7785/
Kollong7741/
Kaelung7735/
Colungs775/
Kuleung774/
Keliung773/
Kullung772/
Koolong772/
Kulaung771/
Kolhong771/
Kuilung771/
Kolhing771/
Khalung771/
Kaloung771/
Kaleung771/
Khoylunc7151/
Koilhing7123/
Kalungue7121/
Colungue711/
Kalucing711/
Kalong6715,267/
Colong67911/
Kulong67671/
Calung6746/
Kulunk6721/
Kalunc673/
Couluting671/
Culung671/
Kalunk671/

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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 Kolung
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