Wung Surname
Approximately 2,162 people bear this surname
Wung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,431 | 1:14,514 | 1,976 |
| United States | 296 | 1:1,224,523 | 86,796 |
| Indonesia | 94 | 1:1,406,906 | 96,143 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| China | 49 | 1:27,904,522 | 1,516 |
| Malaysia | 45 | 1:655,427 | 31,286 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Wung (274) may also be a first name.
Wung Demographics
Average Wung Salary in
United States
$51,352 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wung Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wung is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wung? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 194,363rd most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,370,743 people. Wung occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Wung reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 536,832nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 274 people.
The surname Wung is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,431 people, or 1 in 14,514. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 49 percent live, Southwest Region, where 38 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Cameroon Wung is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Wung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wung has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wung surname grew 846 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wung Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wung last name are 8.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.43% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wung earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 64.96% more than the national average, earning R 392,016 per year; in United States they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning $51,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.87% more than the national average, earning $59,057 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waung | 89 | 261 | / |
| Woung | 89 | 163 | / |
| Hwung | 89 | 65 | / |
| Weung | 89 | 21 | / |
| Wuing | 89 | 7 | / |
| Whung | 89 | 7 | / |
| Wgung | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wungh | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wuceng | 80 | 354 | / |
| Wahung | 80 | 62 | / |
| Hwaung | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wuting | 80 | 5 | / |
| Whaung | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hwoung | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woungs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wußeng | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wungue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wong | 75 | 789,088 | / |
| Bung | 75 | 5,971 | / |
| Vung | 75 | 4,942 | / |
| Wunk | 75 | 65 | / |
| Wumg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wussing | 73 | 37 | / |
| Wuiseng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wauseng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouting | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wutting | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wausing | 73 | 0 | / |
| Baung | 67 | 2,337 | / |
| Woong | 67 | 820 | / |
| Hwong | 67 | 463 | / |
| Voung | 67 | 340 | / |
| Buing | 67 | 184 | / |
| Whing | 67 | 123 | / |
| Whong | 67 | 120 | / |
| Boung | 67 | 105 | / |
| Hvung | 67 | 82 | / |
| Wusching | 67 | 53 | / |
| Beung | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wongk | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wuncs | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wongg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wunck | 67 | 8 | / |
| Veung | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wongc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wonng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wongh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vungh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wunke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bujng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bungq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bunng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wunqu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wouching | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wongq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bungh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bungk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwong | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wung
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