Urung Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Urung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
India1181:6,500,554147,901
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Urung (128) may also be a first name.

Urung Last Name Facts

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

Urung (Tibetan: གཡུ་རུང་) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 569,728th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,154,415 people. The last name Urung is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Urung live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 128 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurung91474,623/
Hurung91154/
Aurung911/
Urun89444/
Heurung83298/
Gurungg83180/
Gaurung8322/
Gurrung8319/
Gurunng8318/
Gurungh8317/
Guruing8310/
Guruung836/
Guurung836/
Gourung832/
Guraung832/
Gureung832/
Gurgung831/
Guroung831/
Huerung831/
Gurungk831/
Gurungq831/
Gurun80240,100/
Irung806,408/
Orung80335/
Urong80321/
Urund80270/
Uğrun80188/
Uraun80157/
Urhun80128/
Hurun80106/
Uyrun80105/
Urune8093/
Uroun8045/
Urgun8043/
Ourun806/
Utrun805/
Urunc802/
Uruin802/
Aurun802/
Ureun802/
Uhrun801/
Urunn801/
Eurun801/
Urunne73204/
Gurunk73196/
Gaurun73128/
Horung73114/
Gurgun7351/
Hurune7350/
Hirung7346/
Ouraun7344/
Urutin7333/
Ahurun7329/
Hurhun7321/
Hurong7319/
Gurhun7313/
Jirung7310/
Orrung7310/
Gurunn738/
Haurun737/
Iruing736/
Urutyn735/
Oreung735/
Ihrung734/
Ouroun732/
Oroung732/
Guurun732/
Auruun731/
Hourun731/
Hurunh731/
Gurujn731/
Irunng731/
Aurund731/
Heurun731/
Huraun731/
Urunova6710,517/
Orun675,833/
Urum671,732/
Uron67518/
Hurunhe6716/
Huirong6716/
Hourong678/
Gauruhn677/
Urün676/
Aurutin676/
Outroun675/
Horunng674/
Gouroun674/
Urunowa674/
Gurgaun672/
Urrutin672/
Houroun672/
Orhungh671/
Horrung671/
Gauroun671/

Urung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urung in the Tibetan language
གཡུ་རུང་yurung-

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