Myung Surname

293,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Myung Surname User-submission:

Meaning: 'bright' or 'brilliance'.

Myung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8981:403,62935,249
South Korea1261:406,669233
Canada811:454,88439,362
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Cambodia141:1,106,2255,638
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
China61:227,886,92811,701
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
North Korea11:25,117,046108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Myung (11,780) may also be a first name.

Myung Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: 'bright' or 'brilliance'.

- lolcura

Myung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Myung occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Myung? popularity and diffusion

It is the 293,736th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,605,805 people. The surname Myung occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Myung are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Myung is also the 54,884th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 11,780 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 898 people, or 1 in 403,629. In The United States Myung is most common in: California, where 50 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 39 countries. It is also found in South Korea, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Myung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Myung surname are 3.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Myung earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.23% more than the national average, earning $53,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $54,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Myungh911/
Myun8928/
Myoaung8330/
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Mooyung831/
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Miung8077/
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Meyun8015/
Myunt807/
Moyun806/
Myunk802/
Myoun802/
Myumg801/
Hmyun801/
Moohyung771/
Meyong734,092/
Moyong733,522/
Mayong731,325/
Muyong73975/
Mujung73278/
Mujong7381/
Meiyun7352/
Mijung7336/
Muiong7333/
Myunkh7321/
Mejung7313/
Mihung7311/
Muhyun739/
Maiyun738/
Mojung736/
Maayun735/
Meeyun735/
Muyhun733/
Muyunk732/
Muyunh731/
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Meaung731/
Meyoun731/
Mayjun731/
Muiung731/
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Mooyun731/
Mayyun731/
Meoung731/
Moyuin731/
Myhong730/
Miun67533/
Myhutyn6714/
Meihung676/
Myhuynh674/
Mmoyong674/
Mayjune673/
Muhjung673/
Mjun672/
Meejung672/
Mejoung672/
Meyoune671/
Mijoung671/
Meijung671/
Myum671/
Mojungk671/
Muyutin671/
Muihong671/
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