Lung Surname

16,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,177 people bear this surname

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

Lung Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lung,' i.e. Long, which see. A common variant in the Hundred Rolls; compare Lang.

Geoffrey le Lung, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas le Lung, Gloucestershire, ibid.

Walter le Lung, Fines Roll, 12 Edward I.

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Lung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong10,0501:73094
United States3,8741:93,56210,502
Romania3,1251:6,425867
Vietnam2,8091:32,982462
Cambodia2,5781:6,007770
Myanmar2,4791:20,951416
Indonesia1,6631:79,5248,433
Malaysia1,4101:20,9181,950
Germany9481:84,92110,722
Canada7011:52,5616,304
Singapore5651:9,748515
Macau2341:2,571249
Australia2001:134,97914,603
England1851:301,17922,911
France1761:377,40256,030
Brazil1471:1,456,28848,949
Austria1411:60,3939,409
Hungary1341:73,2567,447
Russia1211:1,191,10087,429
Thailand1201:588,653100,315
Peru1191:267,09310,664
China1141:11,994,049727
Brunei1131:3,706615
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Uganda1001:390,39324,666
Papua New Guinea991:82,36110,899
India861:8,919,365180,249
Mexico861:1,443,32815,900
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Taiwan561:418,6563,233
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
Serbia341:210,14612,577
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Colombia281:1,706,21711,445
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Guam161:10,0081,526
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Panama71:558,8949,437
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Finland61:916,11741,832
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Wales51:618,90625,852
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Laos41:1,647,081888
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8211:61,1686,722

The alternate forms: Lùng (1) are calculated separately.

Lung (14,294) may also be a first name.

Lung Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lung,' i.e. Long, which see. A common variant in the Hundred Rolls; compare Lang.

Geoffrey le Lung, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas le Lung, Gloucestershire, ibid.

Walter le Lung, Fines Roll, 12 Edward I.

John le Lung, de Doncaster, 4 Edward II: Freemen of York.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Long, q.v.

Thomas le Lung.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'long' in Romanian.

- ralucanca

Lung Last Name Facts

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

Lung (Hindi: लुंग, Russian: Лунг, Tibetan: ལུང་) occurs in Hong Kong more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Lùng. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lung? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,741st most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 219,657 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Lung are found; 32 percent are found in East Asia and 32 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Lung is also the 47,931st most prevalent first name internationally, held by 14,294 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 10,050 people, or 1 in 730. Outside of Hong Kong it occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Romania, where 9 percent are found.

Lung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lung has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lung surname increased 472 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 685 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lung Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lung last name are 0.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 52.71% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,603 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning R 244,608 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.44% less than the national average, earning $17,834,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $46,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.61% more than the national average, earning $58,432 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lùng921/
Leung89409,913/
Liung891,494/
Loung89703/
Luing89429/
Laung89302/
Lungs8949/
Lungh8914/
Lyung8913/
Luung8912/
Lunng8911/
Llung8910/
Lusng896/
Luncg894/
Lgung891/
Lungt891/
Lungg891/
Luĭng891/
L'Ung891/
Lhung891/
Hlung891/
Lungk891/
Lun8639,031/
Lucing80570/
Lusing80515/
Lahung80148/
Luceng80134/
Luting80108/
Luteng8021/
Luseng8018/
Lloung8017/
Lungue8013/
Loungs805/
Lungqe805/
Lungke804/
L'Hung802/
Leungh802/
L'Lung802/
Lungne801/
Llaung801/
Leumng801/
Loungk801/
Luisng801/
Liungz801/
Hlungs801/
Luings801/
Hlaung801/
Liuing800/
Long753,578,005/
Lund75121,658/
Lunn7519,068/
Lunt759,716/
Loun757,540/
Laun753,207/
Luhn752,072/
Lune751,990/
Lunk75866/
Luin75824/
Liun75414/
Leun75288/
Lunc7554/
Hlun7548/
Lyun7533/
Lhun7523/
Luun7522/
Lusn7515/
Lunå7512/
Luyn7510/
Lumn759/
Lumg757/
Lutn756/
Lunh754/
Lgun753/
Lóng752/
Lunx751/
Lunø751/
Llun751/
Luching73913/
Luiting73395/
Liuceng73347/
Lausing73346/
Lauseng73345/
Leusing73327/
Lungová73195/
Lussing7394/
Lungova7377/
Leungue7365/
Luising7349/
Lungowa7341/
Louteng7324/
Loungue7322/
Luyting7320/
Liuting7319/
Laungke7318/
Lucheng7317/
Lousing7312/
Leuting736/
Lutting735/
L'Leung733/
Louting732/
Lusingh732/
Lauting732/
Luingue731/
Lautyng731/
L'Heung731/
Leungke731/
Leußing731/
Lusengh731/
Liuteng731/
Louceng731/
Loong677,495/
Lundh673,694/
Lucin673,280/
Lutin672,979/
Laune671,696/
Lundt671,203/
Luten671,018/
Ålund67763/
Lahun67676/
Lound67611/
Lusin67594/
Laund67542/
Lount67458/
Loeng67421/
Lunke67392/
Lucen67390/
Leune67343/
Luhyn67314/
Launt67236/
Lhing67224/
Leunk67214/
Llong67189/
Loune67189/
Hlong67166/
Lundø67148/
Lusen67146/
Lunøe67144/
Luine67111/
Lautn67103/
Luitingh6792/
Lunne6789/
Luihn6786/
Lunks6759/
Lugne6754/
Lohun6753/
Luijting6747/
Lyungova6744/
Longh6741/
Hlund6737/
Lunqe6732/
Liucheng6731/
Longg6729/
Ølund6727/
Launn6727/
Luhne6722/
Llune6716/
Lunck6716/
Launh6714/
Lyuin6713/
Lutyn6713/
Lusne6712/
Luijn6711/
Lounh6710/
Leussing679/
Lyunh679/
Leunt678/
Lutín678/
Lautting678/
Lundd677/
Lunqu676/
Leumg676/
Llund675/
Luicheng674/
Lonng674/
Lausn674/
Liune674/
Longk674/
Lundå674/
Luşin673/
Leund672/
Longq672/
Lonhg672/
Lunnd672/
Liuching672/
L'Ong672/
Lunhe672/
Luinq672/
Lusyn672/
Lyumn671/
Lyunn671/
Luunh671/
Luzcheng671/
Lluin671/
Luchengg671/
Lousingh671/
Lgunn671/
Lhoun671/
Leunn671/
Leunq671/
Lauching671/
Lauhn671/
Launk671/
Lauun671/
Luind671/
Lumgh671/
Luyện671/
Hlune671/
Lunct671/
Luçin671/
Loumngue671/
Luint671/
Lyund671/
Hluin671/
Liunx671/
Lumnq671/
Luink671/
Luinn670/
Luchings670/
Lumne670/
Gliun670/
Hlunt670/

Lung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lung in the Tibetan language
ལུང་lung80
ལུང་།lung20
Lung in the Hindi language
लुंगlunga57.5
लूंगlunga42.5
Lung in the Russian language
Лунгlung-

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