Nurung Surname

95,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nurung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4,6181:28,6383,381
Thailand2511:281,42848,394
Malaysia1221:241,75613,744

Nurung (2,837) may also be a first name.

Nurung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nurung is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nurung is the 95,340th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,460,137 people. Nurung occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nurung reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 136,744th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 2,837 people.

Nurung is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4,618 people, or 1 in 28,638. In Indonesia Nurung is mostly concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 85 percent are found, Southeast Sulawesi, where 4 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 5 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngurung9267/
Hnurung927/
Nurungg921/
Nourung921/
Nurun911,575/
Nurusing861/
Nurong83151/
Ngurun8313/
Nurgun8311/
Nuraun8310/
Norung8310/
Naurun837/
Nirung834/
Nutrun834/
Nurune831/
Nhurun831/
Nuruin831/
Hnurun831/
Ngouroung801/
Nauruhn7736/
Nurusen7726/
Noorung7719/
Naurong7714/
Nurahun779/
Nouroun777/
Noroung771/
Nurusin771/
Noreung771/
Naurhun771/
Nuron73444/
Nurum73226/
Norun7322/
Nurhusen715,215/
Nurhusin71123/
Nurunova7126/
Nurusien719/
Norreung712/
Nuruchin711/
Nuerhing711/
Nuruhsin711/
Nurhusyn711/
Nhoorung711/
Nurhussen676,967/
Nurhusien675,639/
Nurhussin67112/
Nhurum6789/
Nnurum6758/
Nuronn6757/
Noorun6734/
Norong6720/
Nauron6715/
Nuroon6711/
Naurum678/
Nuronh674/
Norunh674/
Nurhon672/
Nnorun671/
Norhun671/
Nusrum671/
Nusrhusen671/
Nuroen671/
Noroun670/

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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 Nurung
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