Joung is used as a family name or surname in South Korea. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Joung
No. of characters: 5
Origin: South Korea
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Joung

How popular is Joung?

Joung is common in South Korea.

Joung is ranked 23710 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Joungs grew by 42.50559 per cent to 637 since 2000 and ranked 35345 after elevating 9804 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 91.99 84.79
White 3.61 6.26
Joung is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Korea which signifies that it is originated from South Korea. Around 21681 people have been found who wears Joung as their family name. Joung is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,318 China8
275,830 Ukraine8
46,068 Philippines3
184,212 France3
6,270 Hong Kong3
1,333 Guam2
18,718 Thailand2
24,766 Scotland2
18,625 Japan2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
897,276 Russia1
107,212 South Africa1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
17,575 Kuwait1
10,958 Bangladesh1
10,190 Bahrain1
31,584 Peru1
169,904 Brazil1
15,705 Cameroon1
24,771 Colombia1
3,275 Nepal1
47,891 Norway1
29,595 Iran1
21,562 Portugal1
56,169 Mexico1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,867 Canada50
95,259 Italy45
188,148 Indonesia36
20,041 New Zealand24
15,050 Singapore18
14,048 Ireland16
94,038 Spain11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
27,919 Australia84
60,099 England59
Countries with hundreds of Joung:
41,956 United States658
792 Taiwan464
Countries with ten thousands of Joung:
105 South Korea20,166
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Joung Namesakes

  • Hyung-Kun Joung, Musical Artist
  • Jinhee Joung, Actress
  • Jinny Joung, Film producer

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