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

The last name Kurung (Marathi: कुरुंद) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurung? popularity and diffusion

Kurung is the 436,213th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,259,906 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kurung reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kurung is also the 859,937th most frequent first name globally, borne by 118 people.

The surname Kurung is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 232,016. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Maluku, where 78 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 12 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 14 percent live and Nepal, where 5 percent live.

Kurung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kurung surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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