Kulung Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kulung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal3661:77,8171,855
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
India381:20,185,931296,209
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuleung924/
Kullung922/
Kulaung921/
Kuilung921/
Kouloung8614/
Kueluing861/
Kulong83671/
Kilung8347/
Kulunk8321/
Kolung8312/
Culung831/
Koulong7785/
Khulong7747/
Kaulong7717/
Kielung7714/
Kullong7711/
Kollung775/
Kuilong774/
Koloung772/
Kulhong772/
Kuloong772/
Kulunke771/
Koliung771/
Quilung771/
Kileung771/
Kilunggh719/
Khuilong711/
Kolong675,387/
Culong67211/
Kolunc6725/
Colung673/
Couluting671/
Kholong62324/
Caulong6249/
Kollong6241/
Coulong6227/
Kolhong621/
Cullong621/
Kilhing621/
Külünk501,316/
Colong50911/

Kulung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulung in the Bengali language
কুলুংkulum-
Kulung in the Tibetan language
སྐུ་ལུང་།kulung50
ཀུ་ལུང་kulung50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kulung
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