Tung Surname
Approximately 106,914 people bear this surname
Tung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 57,858 | 1:1,601 | 123 |
| Cambodia | 13,235 | 1:1,170 | 294 |
| India | 12,086 | 1:63,467 | 4,325 |
| United States | 7,087 | 1:51,144 | 6,172 |
| Malaysia | 5,260 | 1:5,607 | 756 |
| Hong Kong | 2,179 | 1:3,366 | 200 |
| Canada | 1,590 | 1:23,173 | 3,148 |
| Indonesia | 1,284 | 1:102,998 | 10,594 |
| Turkey | 1,091 | 1:71,330 | 6,648 |
| Thailand | 876 | 1:80,637 | 10,866 |
| China | 572 | 1:2,390,422 | 370 |
| Australia | 568 | 1:47,528 | 5,945 |
| Singapore | 552 | 1:9,978 | 522 |
| England | 323 | 1:172,502 | 15,799 |
| Taiwan | 258 | 1:90,871 | 906 |
| Cameroon | 229 | 1:90,695 | 10,883 |
| Brazil | 215 | 1:995,695 | 35,283 |
| Brunei | 209 | 1:2,003 | 367 |
| Philippines | 157 | 1:644,829 | 67,939 |
| New Zealand | 128 | 1:35,378 | 6,076 |
| France | 128 | 1:518,928 | 71,816 |
| United Arab Emirates | 113 | 1:81,082 | 7,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 90 | 1:90,597 | 12,060 |
| Norway | 64 | 1:80,348 | 11,180 |
| Pakistan | 63 | 1:2,835,617 | 23,570 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Ecuador | 54 | 1:294,553 | 8,948 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Spain | 47 | 1:994,724 | 37,216 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Guinea | 41 | 1:288,630 | 1,080 |
| Myanmar | 36 | 1:1,442,722 | 585 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Italy | 27 | 1:2,265,063 | 92,103 |
| Japan | 24 | 1:5,326,846 | 39,939 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Belize | 8 | 1:44,434 | 2,498 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 256 | 1:196,167 | 17,139 |
The alternate forms: Tüng (1) are calculated separately.
Tung (782,200) may also be a first name.
Tung Demographics
Tung Political Affiliation
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Tung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tung Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tung (Hindi: तुंग, Marathi: तुंग, Oriya: ତୁ, Russian: Тунг) occurs more in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Tüng. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tung? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tung is the 5,298th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 68,163 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Tung reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 54 percent reside in Viet-Asia. Tung is also the 1,206th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 782,200 people.
The surname Tung is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is carried by 57,858 people, or 1 in 1,601. In Vietnam Tung is most numerous in: Red River Delta, where 30 percent are found, Southeast, where 20 percent are found and Northeast, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Vietnam this last name occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 12 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Tung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tung has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,768 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 16,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tung Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tung are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.31% being registered with the party.
The amount Tung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 27.87% less than the national average, earning €21,661 per year; in Norway they earn 13.82% less than the national average, earning 298,257 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.26% less than the national average, earning R 208,500 per year; in United States they earn 26.43% more than the national average, earning $54,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $59,900 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tung Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tung in the Hindi language | ||
| तुंग | tunga | 97.96 |
| टुंग | tunga | 0.68 |
| Tung in the Marathi language | ||
| तुंग | tunga | 90.48 |
| टुंग | tunga | 9.52 |
| Tung in the Oriya language | ||
| ତୁ | tu | 74.36 |
| ତୁଂ | tum | 22.28 |
| ଟୁ | tu | 2.24 |
| ତୁଂଗ | tunga | 0.96 |
| ଟୁନୀ | tuni | 0.16 |
| Tung in the Russian language | ||
| Тунг | tung | - |
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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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- 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 Tung
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