Kun Surname
Approximately 72,612 people bear this surname
Kun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 21,137 | 1:540 | 107 |
| Cambodia | 15,429 | 1:1,004 | 262 |
| Hungary | 9,534 | 1:1,030 | 108 |
| Vietnam | 8,710 | 1:10,637 | 288 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Liberia | 2,125 | 1:2,075 | 273 |
| Romania | 1,489 | 1:13,484 | 1,725 |
| Indonesia | 1,186 | 1:111,509 | 11,380 |
| United States | 1,131 | 1:320,477 | 29,222 |
| China | 1,046 | 1:1,307,191 | 320 |
| Papua New Guinea | 957 | 1:8,520 | 654 |
| India | 942 | 1:814,294 | 36,381 |
| Malaysia | 550 | 1:53,626 | 4,155 |
| Ukraine | 545 | 1:83,528 | 11,936 |
| Nigeria | 504 | 1:351,474 | 18,977 |
| Hong Kong | 450 | 1:16,301 | 397 |
| Iraq | 346 | 1:101,219 | 3,038 |
| Canada | 317 | 1:116,232 | 12,335 |
| South Korea | 314 | 1:163,186 | 179 |
| Poland | 304 | 1:125,029 | 18,490 |
| Brazil | 276 | 1:775,632 | 28,196 |
| Russia | 273 | 1:527,923 | 48,073 |
| Kenya | 261 | 1:176,934 | 13,356 |
| Thailand | 256 | 1:275,931 | 47,460 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Germany | 152 | 1:529,641 | 44,407 |
| Australia | 151 | 1:178,779 | 18,110 |
| Singapore | 124 | 1:44,417 | 1,692 |
| Taiwan | 115 | 1:203,867 | 1,752 |
| Brunei | 103 | 1:4,065 | 647 |
| Argentina | 92 | 1:464,602 | 34,717 |
| Serbia | 87 | 1:82,126 | 7,026 |
| Cameroon | 81 | 1:256,408 | 24,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Nauru | 71 | 1:167 | 42 |
| Slovakia | 68 | 1:78,477 | 15,212 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Ecuador | 47 | 1:338,422 | 9,364 |
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Pakistan | 39 | 1:4,580,612 | 30,982 |
| Lebanon | 37 | 1:152,354 | 7,395 |
| Austria | 36 | 1:236,540 | 28,356 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Kazakhstan | 30 | 1:589,417 | 41,433 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Macau | 14 | 1:42,974 | 357 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Marshall Islands | 11 | 1:4,711 | 882 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Micronesia | 2 | 1:53,122 | 1,264 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 1:577,226 | 39,167 |
The alternate forms: Kün (1,254), Kún (129) & Kúñ (1) are calculated separately.
Kun (2,205,867) may also be a first name.
Kun Demographics
Average Kun Salary in
United States
$44,905 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kun (Bengali: কুন, Georgian: კუნ, Hindi: कुं, Marathi: कून, Oriya: କୁନ, Russian: Кун, Tibetan: ཀུན་) is found most in South Sudan. It may be found in the variant forms: Kün, Kún or Kúñ. For other potential spellings of Kun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,829th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 100,363 people. The surname Kun is mostly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Kun live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kun is also the 263rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 2,205,867 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is borne by 21,137 people, or 1 in 540. Barring South Sudan this last name exists in 118 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 21 percent reside and Hungary, where 13 percent reside.
Kun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kun surname grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 757 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kun surname is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (88%) in Lebanon, Christian (98%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Kun are 0.20999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.02% being registered with the party.
The amount Kun earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning R 245,148 per year; in United States they earn 4.07% more than the national average, earning $44,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $53,048 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kun in the Georgian language | ||
| კუნ | kun | - |
| Kun in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀུན་ | kün | - |
| Kun in the Bengali language | ||
| কুন | kuna | - |
| Kun in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁନ | kuna | 91.35 |
| କୁଞ | kuna | 4.33 |
| କୁନ୍ | kun | 2.31 |
| କୁଣ୍ | kun | 0.07 |
| କୁଞ୍ | kun | 0.07 |
| Kun in the Marathi language | ||
| कून | kuna | 68.89 |
| कुन | kuna | 28.89 |
| कुण | kuna | 2.22 |
| Kun in the Hindi language | ||
| कुं | kum | 52.55 |
| कुन | kuna | 28.18 |
| कुँ | kum | 6.62 |
| कुन्दन | kundana | 5.01 |
| कुण् | kun | 1.36 |
| कुन् | kun | 0.25 |
| कुञ् | kun | 0.08 |
| Kun in the Russian language | ||
| Кун | kun | - |
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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 Kun
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