Rung Surname

99,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Rung Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Runico (secret wisdom).

Rung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0331:350,88031,442
Germany9521:84,56510,670
Cambodia7991:19,3831,288
Thailand2861:246,98741,867
Russia2411:598,02152,826
India2341:3,278,05795,326
Vietnam2181:424,9821,341
Taiwan1491:157,3471,394
Sweden1301:75,7445,676
France1281:518,92871,816
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Hungary571:172,21515,080
Canada541:682,32655,162
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Norway221:233,74025,571
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
England171:3,277,533109,658
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Austria91:946,15970,786
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
China51:273,464,31313,838
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guam11:160,1214,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Comoros11:749,524685
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:269,99321,996

Rung (30,446) may also be a first name.

Rung Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Runico (secret wisdom).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rung (Bengali: রুং, Hindi: रूंग, Russian: Рунг) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 99,748th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,536,809 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Rung are found; 28 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 23 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rung is also the 27,594th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 30,446 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,033 people, or 1 in 350,880. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 21 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent are found and Cambodia, where 17 percent are found.

Rung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rung has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 555 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rung Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rung surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Rung surname are 19.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rung earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.73% less than the national average, earning 284,715 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $45,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $52,057 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruing89758/
Ruung89344/
Rungg89240/
Roung89127/
Raung89104/
Rungt8928/
Rungs8927/
Runng8913/
Reung8912/
Rungp899/
Hrung898/
Årung893/
Rungø893/
Rgung893/
Rungc892/
Rungh891/
Rhung891/
Run8624,215/
Rungqu80636/
Rusing80203/
Ruseng80137/
Ruting80129/
Rungue8062/
Rahung8042/
Ruteng8021/
Rungke8015/
Rungsh806/
Rungph804/
Rutäng803/
Rungqe802/
Rungth801/
Rumngs800/
Rong75709,537/
Raun752,767/
Rund752,415/
Runk751,942/
Roun751,624/
Ruin751,584/
Rune751,111/
Ruun75866/
Hrun75502/
Runt75246/
Runn75159/
Ruhn75108/
Reun7582/
Runc7551/
Rzun7529/
Runå7522/
Runh7522/
Rhun7520/
Ruyn7520/
Rusn7516/
Rumn758/
Rutn753/
Runx752/
Rumg751/
Ruín751/
Rrun751/
Reusing73528/
Rousing73427/
Rutting73207/
Reuting73113/
Russeng7363/
Russing7360/
Rausing7344/
Rungová7311/
Ruißing739/
Ruusing738/
Ruiting736/
Ruching735/
Rauseng735/
Reußing735/
Rouseng733/
Reucing732/
Rhungqu732/
Rungowa731/
Rusingh731/
Ruhsing731/
Routyng731/
Rudting731/
Rungova731/
Rucheng731/
Rusin6720,414/
Round6710,084/
Rusyn678,120/
Rusen672,253/
Runke67863/
Runck67749/
Runne67717/
Rumne67443/
Hrunt67293/
Roong67278/
Rutin67266/
Rundt67182/
Runqu67150/
Rohun67147/
Rusín67139/
Rahun67137/
Ruten67110/
Rundh67107/
Ruytings6778/
Raund6777/
Raune6771/
Rousseng6770/
Rucin6755/
Rongh6750/
Rugne6740/
Roeng6739/
Hrund6736/
Rusne6731/
Ruine6729/
Reussing6729/
Hrđun6728/
Roune6725/
Runcs6720/
Runhe6720/
Ruyne6719/
Raunk6719/
Raunt6719/
Rušín6717/
Ruink6715/
Rhuin6712/
Runqe6712/
Rusén6711/
Ruint679/
Rusingue678/
Rhune677/
Ruicheng677/
Ruissing676/
Rongk676/
Hroun675/
Rutyn675/
Ruhyn675/
Rausseng674/
Rhoun674/
Rheun674/
Ruinh673/
Ruinn673/
Rouyn673/
Rongg673/
Rußin673/
Rhong673/
Rausn672/
Rauhn672/
Ruytn672/
Ruhnt672/
Roussing672/
Reuhn672/
Roumn671/
Rounk671/
Rount671/
Rousingh671/
Rousn671/
Rutne671/
Runkh671/
Russhing671/
Ruhhn671/
Rhaun671/
Reumn671/
Reune671/
Raunh671/
Rautn671/
Rucingue671/
Rundø671/
Rundė671/
Ruind671/
Runøe671/
Rujhn671/
Rraun671/
Rrunx671/
Rhunn671/
Hruhn671/
Hruyn671/
Hrunk670/
Raunn670/
Rhunk670/
Ruttn670/
Rauun670/
Rautings670/
Rrunk670/

Rung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rung in the Bengali language
রুংrum97.81
রুঙ্গrunga1.82
রুন্গ্run'g0.18
Rung in the Hindi language
रूंगrunga75
रूंंगrumnga12.5
रुङruna12.5
Rung in the Russian language
Рунгrung-

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