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་།) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulung? popularity and diffusion
It is the 576,965th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. The last name Kulung occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Kulung reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 720,105th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 162 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nepal, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 77,817. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Koshi, where 59 percent reside, Mechi, where 29 percent reside and Bagmati, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Nepal this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
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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