Leung Surname
Approximately 409,913 people bear this surname
Leung Surname User-submission:
The meaning of this surname is 'bridge', 'beam', 'elevator', 'mast'.
Leung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 320,665 | 1:23 | 2 |
| United States | 28,949 | 1:12,521 | 1,554 |
| Canada | 19,057 | 1:1,933 | 194 |
| Macau | 10,182 | 1:59 | 8 |
| Singapore | 6,056 | 1:909 | 137 |
| Australia | 4,799 | 1:5,625 | 821 |
| England | 3,923 | 1:14,203 | 2,099 |
| China | 3,457 | 1:395,523 | 247 |
| Madagascar | 3,104 | 1:7,619 | 1,529 |
| Mauritius | 1,978 | 1:654 | 48 |
| Thailand | 1,402 | 1:50,384 | 5,941 |
| Malaysia | 674 | 1:43,760 | 3,527 |
| New Zealand | 666 | 1:6,799 | 1,146 |
| Philippines | 551 | 1:183,735 | 29,484 |
| France | 349 | 1:190,323 | 29,635 |
| Jamaica | 321 | 1:8,941 | 1,006 |
| Netherlands | 299 | 1:56,479 | 9,705 |
| Japan | 260 | 1:491,709 | 14,320 |
| United Arab Emirates | 222 | 1:41,272 | 4,262 |
| Venezuela | 217 | 1:139,189 | 4,431 |
| Samoa | 203 | 1:955 | 301 |
| Belgium | 200 | 1:57,483 | 9,311 |
| Dominican Republic | 200 | 1:52,165 | 2,646 |
| Scotland | 197 | 1:27,177 | 2,903 |
| Vanuatu | 197 | 1:1,336 | 359 |
| Wales | 142 | 1:21,792 | 2,311 |
| Sweden | 110 | 1:89,516 | 6,554 |
| Switzerland | 109 | 1:75,348 | 8,812 |
| Spain | 88 | 1:531,273 | 26,094 |
| Guyana | 86 | 1:8,863 | 1,398 |
| Indonesia | 81 | 1:1,632,706 | 107,418 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| Panama | 77 | 1:50,809 | 2,460 |
| Ireland | 76 | 1:61,960 | 4,107 |
| Northern Ireland | 70 | 1:26,358 | 2,890 |
| Ecuador | 68 | 1:233,910 | 8,300 |
| Taiwan | 63 | 1:372,139 | 2,924 |
| Israel | 58 | 1:147,545 | 15,555 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 50 | 1:27,280 | 2,912 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Guatemala | 44 | 1:365,515 | 4,900 |
| Norway | 42 | 1:122,435 | 16,038 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Costa Rica | 29 | 1:164,830 | 2,283 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Finland | 22 | 1:249,850 | 19,707 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 22 | 1:2,481 | 276 |
| Vietnam | 22 | 1:4,211,184 | 2,363 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Cambodia | 11 | 1:1,407,922 | 6,192 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
Leung (4,943) may also be a first name.
Leung Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The meaning of this surname is 'bridge', 'beam', 'elevator', 'mast'.
- ofureLeung Demographics
Average Leung Salary in
United States
$51,505 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leung Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leung is most common in Hong Kong. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leung? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,320th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,778 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Leung are found; 82 percent are found in East Asia and 82 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 96,910th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 4,943 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Hong Kong, where it is held by 320,665 people, or 1 in 23. Excluding Hong Kong this last name exists in 111 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Leung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leung has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leung surname grew 48,248 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leung Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leung surname are 23.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.76% registered with the party.
The amount Leung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.41% less than the national average, earning 237,384 kr per year; in Peru they earn 29.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,196 per year; in South Africa they earn 135.12% more than the national average, earning R 558,732 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.59% less than the national average, earning $15,531,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.37% more than the national average, earning $51,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.82% more than the national average, earning $60,026 CAD per year.
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