Un Surname

6,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Un Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Un Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia54,4121:28547
South Korea17,1571:2,98778
Bangladesh5,1371:31,0211,980
Indonesia4,2991:30,7633,615
Mexico1,8741:66,2363,037
Vietnam1,4351:64,562599
India5221:1,469,47455,672
United States4561:794,86661,363
Papua New Guinea3371:24,1952,659
United Arab Emirates2461:37,2453,924
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Thailand1491:474,08383,094
France1211:548,94874,759
Pakistan1181:1,513,93116,403
Malaysia1171:252,08714,235
Philippines1171:865,28479,885
Taiwan1041:225,4301,910
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Canada811:454,88439,362
Australia761:355,20729,862
Macau621:9,704300
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
China341:40,215,3402,154
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Japan311:4,124,00936,900
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
England241:2,321,58686,519
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Belize51:71,0952,977
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Ün (9,240) & (1) are calculated separately.

Un (19,533) may also be a first name.

Un Last Name Facts

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

Un (Georgian: უნ, Hindi: उन, Oriya: ଉନ) occurs most in Cambodia. It can appear in the variant forms: Ün or . For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Un? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,424th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 82,954 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Un reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Un is also the 38,518th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 19,533 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 54,412 people, or 1 in 285. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent live, Kandal Province, where 9 percent live and Prey Veng Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Cambodia this last name is found in 100 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 20 percent live and Bangladesh, where 6 percent live.

Un Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Un has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Un surname expanded 2,682 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Un Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Un earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 34.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,787 per year; in United States they earn 43.01% more than the national average, earning $61,707 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.71% more than the national average, earning $57,488 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ün839,240/
831/
Ung8064,771/
Hun8058,722/
Oun8024,206/
Aun8015,231/
Gun8013,864/
Une808,470/
Eun801,414/
Unt801,208/
Uun80451/
Uin80354/
Unn8093/
Und8064/
Usn8049/
Uhn8033/
Unh8019/
Umn8016/
Ujn8016/
Uyn809/
Utn804/
Unø804/
Unq803/
Unë801/
Aung671,062,328/
Hunt67333,945/
Hung67177,294/
Gunn6763,451/
Usen6714,692/
Huyn6714,590/
Huhn6713,898/
Haun6710,440/
Aune678,370/
Utin675,821/
Hunn674,960/
Hund674,681/
Hunh674,580/
Usin674,505/
Heun673,427/
Oung673,256/
Goun673,163/
Ahun672,432/
Gaun671,777/
Huin671,705/
Utne67971/
Uten67921/
Hune67845/
Uşen67651/
Houn67597/
Ucin67424/
Eung67310/
Husn67211/
Hunc67188/
Oune67154/
Ucen67112/
Aunt67110/
Unhe67103/
Aund6799/
Unne6766/
Ušen6765/
Utyn6758/
Usyn6758/
Huun6757/
Ungh6741/
Undt6734/
Ounh6733/
Umne6731/
Ohun6730/
Uint6730/
Aunn6728/
Aunq6721/
Uing6716/
Eune6715/
Ugne6710/
Uinn6710/
Autn6710/
Gujn679/
Ouhn679/
Auun679/
Ounk679/
Ound678/
Uynh677/
Auhn677/
Humn676/
Hutn676/
Uine676/
Usne675/
Uitn675/
Ount675/
Eoun674/
Umng674/
Uind674/
Unhc674/
Aunh674/
Eunn673/
Uuin673/
Ungc673/
Undh672/
Ounn672/
Outn672/
Uijn672/
Uhnn672/
Uunn672/
Eunh672/
Usín672/
Hhun672/
Uhtn672/
Ujhn672/
Udtn672/
Uunc672/
Uutn672/
Unkh671/
Usnh671/
Eunt671/
Aumn671/
Uisn671/
Hunø671/
Usén671/
Usın671/
Unïk671/
Unnd671/
Ußen671/
Gunh671/
Eunq671/
Ouïn671/
Uncc671/
Undd671/
Unkc671/
Unkk671/
Unng671/
Unnk671/
Ungg671/
Umnc671/
Umnt671/
Unzs671/
Uihn671/
Uinh671/
Ujnd671/
Ujng671/
Ujnh671/
Ujnn671/
Ujnq671/
Uhnd671/
Usnd671/
Usng671/
Usnq671/
Uumn671/
Uuyn671/
Utnc671/
Utnd671/
Utng671/
Uyhn671/
Uymn671/
Uyne671/
Uynk671/
Uytn671/
Eutn671/
Ausn671/
Hunq671/
Hujn671/

Un Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Un in the Georgian language
უნun-
Un in the Oriya language
ଉନuna95.74
ଉନ୍un4.26
Un in the Hindi language
उनuna71.13
ुनuna12.37
ऊंum5.67
ऊनuna5.67
खातुनkhatuna5.15

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