How common is the surname Küng?

3,113 people in the United States had the surname Küng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,179 Americans. It ranked 10,348th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Küng most common?

Wikidata records people named Küng in Austria.

Is the surname Küng getting more or less common?

More common. 2,727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,113 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Küng

A surname, carried by 3,113 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Küng is more common than 93.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,113 people named Küng in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,179 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,727.

#10,348

rank among US surnames

3,113

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+14.2%

change since 2000 (was #10,740)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,339	Leroux	3,115	99,116
#10,346	Truelove	3,114	99,148
#10,348	Küng	3,113	99,179
#10,352	Sias	3,112	99,211

Who is named Küng

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Küng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
White (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Küngs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Klaus Küng
Austrian bishop, born 1940

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Küng

Küng has the Soundex code K520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K520.

Questions

How common is the surname Küng?: 3,113 people in the United States had the surname Küng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,179 Americans. It ranked 10,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Küng?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Küng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Küng?: Klaus Küng, Austrian bishop.
Where is the surname Küng most common?: Wikidata records people named Küng in Austria.
Is the surname Küng getting more or less common?: More common. 2,727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,113 in 2010, up 14%.