Kung Surname

19,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Kung Surname User-submission:

In Chinese, the character, 龚, is composed of the two characters 龙 (upper character, meaning 'dragon') and 共 (lower character, meaning 'altogether', 'common', 'general', 'shared' or 'together')

Kung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong9,6001:764100
United States4,7191:76,8088,792
Malaysia2,2811:12,9301,352
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Singapore1,4121:3,901289
Canada1,2051:30,5773,992
Indonesia6801:194,48418,531
Thailand6561:107,68015,692
South Korea6371:80,440160
Cambodia4741:32,6731,575
Macau4681:1,286173
China3731:3,665,741409
Australia3641:74,1648,706
United Arab Emirates3411:26,8692,988
Vietnam3381:274,1011,100
England2001:278,59021,737
Taiwan1541:152,2391,359
New Zealand1341:33,7935,839
Philippines1231:823,07577,828
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Japan1001:1,278,44322,617
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
France841:790,74795,785
Sweden701:140,6689,936
India671:11,448,737210,278
Paraguay621:116,7222,610
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Finland521:105,70610,637
Kenya491:942,44733,788
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
Peru321:993,25418,991
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Panama221:177,8305,396
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Guam121:13,3432,098
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Norway91:571,36544,190
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Kung (6,382) may also be a first name.

Kung Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Chinese, the character, 龚, is composed of the two characters 龙 (upper character, meaning 'dragon') and 共 (lower character, meaning 'altogether', 'common', 'general', 'shared' or 'together')

- lolcura

Kung Last Name Facts

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

Kung (Hindi: कुंग, Marathi: कुंग, Russian: Кунг) is carried by more people in Hong Kong than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kung? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,878th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 264,761 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Kung reside; 41 percent reside in East Asia and 38 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Kung is also the 82,326th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 6,382 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 9,600 people, or 1 in 764. Aside from Hong Kong this last name is found in 83 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Kung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kung has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kung last name grew 3,837 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kung are 13.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 35.43% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,517 per year; in South Africa they earn 106.4% more than the national average, earning R 490,476 per year; in United States they earn 23.45% more than the national average, earning $53,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.17% more than the national average, earning $59,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keung8912,737/
Kaung8911,553/
Khung896,070/
Koung891,947/
Kuing89297/
Kunng8911/
Kuung893/
Kungk892/
Kungp891/
Kuhng891/
Kungg891/
Ckung891/
Kungh891/
Hkung891/
Khaung808,504/
Kahung8061/
Khoung8044/
Khungh8037/
Kungke8020/
Khungs8010/
Khuing803/
Kungue802/
Keungc802/
Keunng801/
Keuhng801/
Kgoung801/
Kohung801/
Kaungs801/
Kkuing801/
Kheung801/
Khunng801/
Kong752,965,361/
Cung7516,293/
Kunc755,059/
Kunk75522/
Kunx752/
Koungue7375/
Kuusing7360/
Keungue7346/
Kudting7311/
Kuiseng739/
Khuteng736/
Koungke733/
Kungova731/
Kaungue731/
Kutteng731/
Kuszing731/
Keuting731/
Khong6751,299/
Khing6710,551/
Kunke67813/
Koong67647/
Koeng67339/
Kongk67147/
Khunk6772/
Cungs6769/
Caung6745/
Kuncė6739/
Coung6724/
Cuing6720/
Kusching6717/
Cungh6711/
Kusengke677/
Hkong676/
Kkong675/
Kuink675/
Kongh675/
Kaunk674/
Kuchingh674/
Kcong674/
Kounk673/
Kuissing673/
Kuncs673/
Kunck672/
Ceung672/
Kongg672/
Keumg672/
Kunks672/
Koumg672/
Koucheng672/
Khunc672/
Kunnk671/
Qhung671/
Cgung671/
Ckunk671/
Kaumg671/
Konng671/
Khùng671/
Keusseng671/
Kuisseng671/
Kuitting671/
Ckong671/
Kinhg671/
Ckunx671/
Qoung670/
Quung670/

Kung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kung in the Marathi language
कुंगkunga-
Kung in the Hindi language
कुंगkunga95
कुंजkunja5
Kung in the Russian language
Кунгkung-

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