Ung Surname

8,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Ung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia33,8361:458109
Vietnam17,3901:5,328205
United States4,8501:74,7348,583
Malaysia2,7701:10,6481,176
France2,0241:32,8183,980
Australia9781:27,6033,748
Canada6611:55,7426,601
Thailand2671:264,56345,203
Indonesia2411:548,75244,260
England2381:234,10919,389
Sweden1971:49,9843,864
New Zealand1501:30,1895,269
Singapore1411:39,0621,450
Mexico1371:906,03112,440
Philippines1051:964,17484,481
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Cuba811:142,2563,565
Brunei621:6,754919
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Panama371:105,7373,952
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Finland351:157,04914,263
Serbia311:230,48213,277
Macau251:24,065326
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Norway211:244,87126,357
China211:65,110,5513,537
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Belgium121:958,05473,966
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
India121:63,922,115578,870
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Wales71:442,07621,198
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
North Korea41:6,279,26291
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

The alternate forms: Üng (5) & Ùng (1) are calculated separately.

Ung (39,926) may also be a first name.

Ung Last Name Facts

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

Ung (Hindi: उंग, Russian: Унг) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Üng or Ùng. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ung? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,765th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 112,512 people. Ung occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Ung reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Ung is also the 22,232nd most widespread forename in the world It is held by 39,926 people.

Ung is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 33,836 people, or 1 in 458. In Cambodia Ung is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 16 percent live, Svay Rieng Province, where 10 percent live and Kampot Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Cambodia it occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Ung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ung has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ung last name grew 5,915 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 23,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ung last name are 7.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 62.61% more than the national average, earning 562,755 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 28.25% more than the national average, earning 105,729,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $47,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $50,835 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Üng895/
Ùng891/
Aung861,062,328/
Hung86177,294/
Oung863,256/
Gung86526/
Ueng86379/
Eung86310/
Ungs86222/
Uung86148/
Ungh8641/
Uing8616/
Uhng866/
Umng864/
Ungc863/
Unng861/
Ungg861/
Ujng861/
Usng861/
Utng861/
Un8087,850/
Heung755,498/
Useng753,875/
Huyng752,257/
Houng75964/
Haung75567/
Uting75447/
Gaung75417/
Using75378/
Uceng75315/
Uteng75271/
Ahung75225/
Ungke75173/
Ungue75127/
Uings7582/
Hungs7569/
Hueng7557/
Ucing7542/
Huing7524/
Goung7519/
Ohung7510/
Hunng756/
Huung754/
Ouyng753/
Hungh753/
Hungg753/
Huhng752/
Husng752/
Gungh751/
Hungc751/
Hungt751/
Hgung751/
Eungs751/
Ungkg751/
Gunng751/
Aunhg751/
Oungp751/
Unhgc751/
Unhhg751/
Uinng751/
Hungq751/
Ong67438,303/
Hun6758,722/
Ing6728,540/
Oun6724,206/
Aun6715,231/
Gun6713,864/
Une678,470/
Utting672,852/
Eun671,414/
Unt671,208/
Ussing67674/
Huseng67523/
Uun67451/
Haungs67445/
Huting67377/
Auseng67375/
Uin67354/
Unk67305/
Euting67226/
Husing67225/
Uching67198/
Unc67143/
Usingh67110/
Ausing67107/
Unn6793/
Ouseng6792/
Outing6778/
Uiting6766/
Und6764/
Uyting6763/
Uiseng6752/
Usn6749/
Umg6749/
Huceng6742/
Uhn6733/
Ucheng6730/
Unh6719/
Uising6718/
Hungue6717/
Umn6716/
Ujn6716/
Oungne6715/
Huings6711/
Hußing6710/
Oungue6710/
Ouceng6710/
Hohung679/
Uyn679/
Youung676/
Housng676/
Aungke675/
Eungne675/
Ugging675/
Aungkh674/
Utn674/
Unø674/
Utteng673/
Unq673/
Auting673/
Euseng673/
Unx673/
Haunng672/
Hgaung671/
Eusing671/
Ungova671/
Ungsch671/
Usseng671/
Óng671/
Hungne671/
Heungh671/
Unë671/
Goungk671/
Uhseng671/
Auteng671/
Huteng671/
Heungs670/
Ousing670/

Ung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ung in the Hindi language
उंगunga-
Ung in the Russian language
Унгung-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ung
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