Thung Surname

53,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Thung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia5,5801:2,775534
India1,9061:402,44821,287
Indonesia6751:195,92518,644
Vietnam6301:147,057849
Malaysia1771:166,63410,180
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Netherlands1301:129,90120,177
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway71:734,61250,907
England41:13,929,515290,718
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Thung (7,841) may also be a first name.

Thung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thung (Bengali: থুংগ, Tibetan: འཐུང་།) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,849th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 769,459 people. The surname Thung occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Thung are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 72,061st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 7,841 people.

It is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is held by 5,580 people, or 1 in 2,775. In Cambodia it is most common in: Siem Reap Province, where 12 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 10 percent reside and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Cambodia this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Thung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thung has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thung last name rose 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thung last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Thung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning 271,287 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 45.2% less than the national average, earning 45,180,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 13.2% more than the national average, earning $48,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $56,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaung9122,311/
Thoung912,801/
Theung9138/
Tahung9126/
Thungc919/
Thuing912/
Thuung911/
Tung89106,914/
Toung80857/
Taung80458/
Tuing80126/
Teung8098/
Tungg8074/
Tuung8030/
Htung809/
Tungk806/
Tungs804/
Tunng804/
Tungh804/
Thunk804/
Tungc803/
T'Ung802/
Tgung802/
Tungt801/
Tutng801/
Tusng801/
Theußing7716/
Thussing775/
Theusing771/
Tusing732,122/
Tuting731,433/
Thoong73434/
Tungke73187/
Tuseng7379/
Tuteng7332/
Tuceng7318/
Htaung7316/
Thongc7313/
Tungue738/
Thonng734/
Thunke733/
Tußing733/
Thounk733/
Tungth731/
Htoung731/
Toungh730/
Toungs730/
Tucing730/
Theussing7131/
Tong672,156,251/
Tunc671,886/
Tussing671,624/
Tunk67639/
Tausing67249/
Taungke67208/
Toungue6776/
Tumg6770/
Tousing6741/
Touteng6720/
Toungke6714/
Tauting6713/
Tauteng678/
Tusseng677/
Tauseng677/
Tóng673/
Tungová673/
Teungue672/
Tucheng672/
Ththong671/
Tunx671/
Tugging671/
Tungkgp671/
Tusingh671/
Thongkh671/
Tumngue671/
Tungowa671/
Tunq671/
Tüng671/
Touseng671/
Touting671/
Tussyng670/
Teusing670/

Thung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thung in the Tibetan language
འཐུང་།tung-
Thung in the Bengali language
থুংগthunga-

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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 Thung
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