Kurung Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kurung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5701:232,01621,479
Thailand1081:654,059109,897
Nepal401:712,0245,177
India191:40,371,862445,856
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kurung (118) may also be a first name.

Kurung Last Name Facts

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

Kurung (Marathi: कुरुंद) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kurung.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurung? popularity and diffusion

It is the 436,213th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,259,906 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kurung live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kurung is also the 859,937th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 118 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 570 people, or 1 in 232,016. In Indonesia Kurung is most prevalent in: North Maluku, where 78 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 12 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 14 percent reside and Nepal, where 5 percent reside.

Kurung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kurung surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Kurung earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keurung9228/
Kurgung9214/
Kurrung9210/
Kutrung925/
Kuerung921/
Gkurung921/
Khuerung8629/
Kurong83558/
Korung83115/
Kirung83111/
Curung8321/
Kurunc834/
Kurunk832/
Kaurong7735/
Kuirong772/
Kourong772/
Cgurung771/
Korungh771/
Korong67276/
Curong6711/
Kurunkova675/
Khaurhong671/
Corung671/
Kuronk671/
Korunk670/
Khorong6278/
Caurong6212/
Cuirong627/
Korrong625/
Korhong621/
Quuirong571/
Corong502,716/
Koronc5032/
Koronk501/

Kurung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurung in the Marathi language
कुरुंदkurunda-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kurung
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