Lung Surname
Approximately 33,177 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 10,050 | 1:730 | 94 |
| United States | 3,874 | 1:93,562 | 10,502 |
| Romania | 3,125 | 1:6,425 | 867 |
| Vietnam | 2,809 | 1:32,982 | 462 |
| Cambodia | 2,578 | 1:6,007 | 770 |
| Myanmar | 2,479 | 1:20,951 | 416 |
| Indonesia | 1,663 | 1:79,524 | 8,433 |
| Malaysia | 1,410 | 1:20,918 | 1,950 |
| Germany | 948 | 1:84,921 | 10,722 |
| Canada | 701 | 1:52,561 | 6,304 |
| Singapore | 565 | 1:9,748 | 515 |
| Macau | 234 | 1:2,571 | 249 |
| Australia | 200 | 1:134,979 | 14,603 |
| England | 185 | 1:301,179 | 22,911 |
| France | 176 | 1:377,402 | 56,030 |
| Brazil | 147 | 1:1,456,288 | 48,949 |
| Austria | 141 | 1:60,393 | 9,409 |
| Hungary | 134 | 1:73,256 | 7,447 |
| Russia | 121 | 1:1,191,100 | 87,429 |
| Thailand | 120 | 1:588,653 | 100,315 |
| Peru | 119 | 1:267,093 | 10,664 |
| China | 114 | 1:11,994,049 | 727 |
| Brunei | 113 | 1:3,706 | 615 |
| Argentina | 102 | 1:419,053 | 31,889 |
| Uganda | 100 | 1:390,393 | 24,666 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99 | 1:82,361 | 10,899 |
| India | 86 | 1:8,919,365 | 180,249 |
| Mexico | 86 | 1:1,443,328 | 15,900 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Taiwan | 56 | 1:418,656 | 3,233 |
| Venezuela | 52 | 1:580,848 | 10,516 |
| Serbia | 34 | 1:210,146 | 12,577 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Colombia | 28 | 1:1,706,217 | 11,445 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 821 | 1:61,168 | 6,722 |
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.
For Long, q.v.
Thomas le Lung.—Hundred Rolls
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'long' in Romanian.
- ralucancaLung Demographics
Average Male Lung Height
171.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lung Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lung (Hindi: लुंग, Russian: Лунг, Tibetan: ལུང་) is held by more people in Hong Kong than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Lùng. Click here for further possible spellings of Lung.
How Common Is The Last Name Lung? popularity and diffusion
Lung is the 16,741st most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 219,657 people. The surname Lung is mostly 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 widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 14,294 people.
The surname is most common in Hong Kong, where it is held by 10,050 people, or 1 in 730. Barring Hong Kong this surname 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 prevalency of Lung has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 472 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 685 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lung Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly 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 Democrats than the national average, with 53.98% being registered with the 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
Lung Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lung in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལུང་ | lung | 80 |
| ལུང་། | lung | 20 |
| Lung in the Hindi language | ||
| लुंग | lunga | 57.5 |
| लूंग | lunga | 42.5 |
| Lung in the Russian language | ||
| Лунг | lung | - |
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