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    The surname Ung

    A surname, carried by 4,519 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex U520

    Ung: #7,369 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ung #7,369, 4,519 people Ung: #7,369 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ung #7,369, 4,519 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ung is more common than 95.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,519 people named Ung in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,322 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,933.

    #7,369
    rank among US surnames
    4,519
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.9%
    change since 2000 (was #7,794)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,366Midkiff4,52368,261
    #7,367Duck4,52168,291
    #7,368Eckhardt4,52068,307
    #7,369Cassady4,51968,322
    #7,373Zander4,51868,337

    Who is named Ung

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

    92% of people named Ung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    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.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ung?
    4,519 people in the United States had the surname Ung in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,322 Americans. It ranked 7,369th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ung?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ung identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Ung getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,519 in 2010, up 15%.