Pulung Surname

202,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pulung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,8731:70,6087,612
Papua New Guinea1791:45,5515,636
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pulung (10,342) may also be a first name.

Pulung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pulung occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulung? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 202,315th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,539,362 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Pulung reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pulung is also the 59,902nd most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 10,342 people.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,873 people, or 1 in 70,608. In Indonesia Pulung is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 23 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 17 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phulung9234/
Pullung9228/
Pulhung921/
Pulun9124/
Puiloung861/
Phuloung861/
Pulong83557/
Paulun83226/
Pilung8315/
Pulune837/
Polung835/
Pulhun834/
Pullun833/
Pfouloung801/
Phulusing801/
Pulusingh801/
Phulong77241/
Pauluhn77149/
Puylong77100/
Pullong7786/
Poloung777/
Polaung771/
Poleung771/
Pholung771/
Pulusen771/
Puilong771/
Paulyun771/
Pielung771/
Pulusin771/
Pulluhn771/
Pollung771/
Paulune770/
Pullusn770/
Pulliun770/
Polun73381/
Pulum73329/
Pulon73316/
Paulußen71448/
Pholoung719/
Paulusen718/
Pulyutin716/
Paulon673,445/
Pullum672,344/
Paulussen672,311/
Polong671,239/
Pullon67509/
Poulussen67310/
Polhun67208/
Poulon67195/
Peulon6756/
Polunc6746/
Polyun6744/
Pollun6723/
Poolun6712/
Pilunc679/
Phulum678/
Poluin672/
Puloen672/
Phulon671/
Poleun671/
Paulunová671/
Puluum671/
Pholun671/
Pilunk671/
Puilum671/
Paulón671/
Pauluhsen671/
Pulium670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pulung
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