Ljung Surname

87,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ljung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ljung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5,0311:1,957181
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Finland1031:53,3666,379
Norway851:60,4978,623
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
France131:5,109,440259,941
England131:4,286,005132,302
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ljung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ljung occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ljung? popularity and diffusion

Ljung is the 87,068th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,318,059 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Ljung are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 5,031 people, or 1 in 1,957. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent reside and Skåne County, where 15 percent reside. Other than Sweden this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Finland, where 2 percent reside.

Ljung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ljung has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ljung surname increased 2,540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ljung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ljung surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Ljung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.81% less than the national average, earning 274,073 kr per year and in United States they earn 45.79% more than the national average, earning $62,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ljungh91175/
Lujung9158/
Lijung9151/
Lejung9114/
Lojung911/
Ljun891/
Leejung834/
L'Jeung831/
Laijung831/
Ljusäng831/
Ljungne831/
Liejung831/
Lijun80224/
Lujun8041/
Lojun8013/
Ljong808/
Lejun804/
Lzung802/
Ljaun801/
Ljeun800/
Luyong73608/
Lehung73343/
Lejong73174/
Lihung73112/
Lajong7390/
Lojiun7375/
Liujun7362/
Lijong7339/
Lajiun7332/
Leoung7325/
Lojong7324/
Laijun7320/
Luojun7311/
Leaung7311/
Lyoung7310/
Lejuhn738/
Lijuin737/
Leyung736/
Lesung736/
Luyung736/
Leejun735/
Leijun735/
Luyjun735/
Lojuin733/
Liejun732/
Lchung732/
Lijaun732/
Luijun732/
L'Hung732/
Hlejun732/
L'Sung731/
Luiong731/
Loojun731/
Loyung731/
Leiung731/
Leuung731/
Lijune731/
Lujuin731/
Leeung731/
Lieungh67132/
Lijeune6775/
Liuyong6736/
Loojune6734/
L'Young6730/
L'Chung6713/
Lhoujun6710/
Leyoung673/
Laiyung673/
Lehjong671/
Leejoun671/
Lihoung671/
Luihung671/
Ldjoune671/
Leiungh671/
Lejonng671/
L'Heung671/
Lehoung671/
Lcheung671/
Leijong671/
Lagiung671/
Lessung670/
Ljon670/
Lejoune670/

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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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  • 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 Ljung
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