McHung Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

McHung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McHung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

McHung Last Name Facts

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

The surname McHung is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of McHung.

How Common Is The Last Name McHung? popularity and diffusion

The surname McHung is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of McHung live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 42 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mchunge921/
MacHeung862/
McHang832/
Mokhung7710/
Mchange778/
Mascung773/
MacQuang715/
Macusing713/
MacCuong712/
Macheang712/
MacKhang711/
Makhaung711/
Makung67358/
Macong67113/
Macang6765/
Mocong6749/
Makhuteng675/
Mokung673/
Meakkhung671/
Mokhuting671/
Mahakoung671/
Macungová671/
Mocang671/

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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 McHung
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