Kulung Surname
Approximately 545 people bear this surname
Kulung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 366 | 1:77,817 | 1,855 |
| Papua New Guinea | 89 | 1:91,615 | 12,219 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kulung (162) may also be a first name.
Kulung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kulung Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kulung (Bengali: কুলুং, Tibetan: སྐུ་ལུང་།) is found most frequently in Nepal. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulung? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 576,965th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Kulung are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 720,105th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 162 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 77,817. In Nepal Kulung is most common in: Koshi, where 59 percent are found, Mechi, where 29 percent are found and Bagmati, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nepal it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuleung | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kullung | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kulaung | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuilung | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kouloung | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kueluing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kulong | 83 | 671 | / |
| Kilung | 83 | 47 | / |
| Kulunk | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kolung | 83 | 12 | / |
| Culung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koulong | 77 | 85 | / |
| Khulong | 77 | 47 | / |
| Kaulong | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kielung | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kullong | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kollung | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kuilong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Koloung | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kulhong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kuloong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kulunke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koliung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Quilung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kileung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilunggh | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khuilong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolong | 67 | 5,387 | / |
| Culong | 67 | 211 | / |
| Kolunc | 67 | 25 | / |
| Colung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Couluting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kholong | 62 | 324 | / |
| Caulong | 62 | 49 | / |
| Kollong | 62 | 41 | / |
| Coulong | 62 | 27 | / |
| Kolhong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cullong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kilhing | 62 | 1 | / |
| Külünk | 50 | 1,316 | / |
| Colong | 50 | 911 | / |
Kulung Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kulung in the Bengali language | ||
| কুলুং | kulum | - |
| Kulung in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྐུ་ལུང་། | kulung | 50 |
| ཀུ་ལུང་ | kulung | 50 |
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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 Kulung
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