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
The surname Wung is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wung? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 194,363rd most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,370,743 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wung live; 66 percent live in Central Africa and 66 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 536,832nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 274 people.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,431 people, or 1 in 14,514. In Cameroon Wung is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 49 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 38 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
Wung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wung has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wung surname rose 846 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wung Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wung last name are 8.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.43% being registered to vote for the political 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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