Jung is used as a family name or surname in South Korea. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jung
No. of characters: 4
Origin: South Korea
Meaning: Name worn in Alsace-Lorraine, which means the young, as opposed to the eldest. Variants and derivatives: Junge, Jungers, Jungen, Jungermann, Jungman, Jungmann.

How popular is Jung?

Jung is common in South Korea.

Jung is ranked 322 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jungs grew by 38.12015 per cent to 24026 since 2000 and ranked 1486 after elevating 410 spots. The last name was found in around 81 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 67.76 57.15
White 28.4 38.63
Others 1.79 2.16
Hispanic or Latino 1.42 1.31
Black 0.49 0.62
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.15 0.13
Jung is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Korea which signifies that it is originated from South Korea. Around 1520758 people have been found who wears Jung as their family name. Jung is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
648 Northern Mariana Islands8
7,022 Senegal7
614 Myanmar5
265 Laos5
27,602 Nigeria4
11,802 Egypt4
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
8,411 Costa Rica4
7,619 Ecuador3
2,915 Paraguay3
4,333 Puerto Rico3
2,935 Angola3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
14,494 Armenia3
13,901 Trinidad and Tobago3
25,074 Greece3
3,224 Afghanistan3
20,035 Uzbekistan2
12,172 Ghana2
2,151 Fiji2
1,143 French Polynesia2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
6,900 Oman2
1,848 Madagascar2
6,103 Cyprus2
883 Macau2
14,621 Croatia2
28,232 Morocco2
3,791 Namibia2
5,318 Iraq2
23,858 Iran2
10,183 Jordan2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
89,020 Tanzania2
10,211 Bulgaria2
9,116 Nicaragua1
90,903 Moldova1
28,746 Algeria1
3,952 Yemen1
408 Åland1
8,181 Botswana1
7,847 Albania1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
6,688 Malawi1
16,283 Lithuania1
12,270 Lebanon1
16,073 Latvia1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
880 Djibouti1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
3,586 Honduras1
7,941 Guatemala1
2,715 Gabon1
3,993 El Salvador1
3,307 Malta1
480 Micronesia1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
14,644 Tunisia1
10,190 Bahrain1
1,179 Swaziland1
717 Bhutan1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
591 Samoa1
5,467 Haiti1
9,591 Panama1
15,705 Cameroon1
5,916 Mozambique1
6,149 Ethiopia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,205 Qatar49
31,418 Belarus38
9,524 Portugal37
587 Guam32
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,606 Peru100
65,656 Ukraine72
5,257 Wales68
5,846 Ireland55
Countries with hundreds of Jung:
363 Hong Kong997
564 Singapore905
7,835 South Africa822
4,278 Saudi Arabia808
3,356 Netherlands762
7,240 Mexico733
7,425 Argentina717
11,004 Turkey664
2,587 Czech Republic623
748 Mongolia606
18,512 Italy560
1,050 Denmark511
2,014 Sweden493
1,517 New Zealand490
2,424 United Arab Emirates428
10,309 Spain359
43,651 Russia333
5,479 Belgium327
76,359 India326
13,426 Kenya314
2,659 Bolivia292
8,119 Romania271
135 Luxembourg224
4,056 Finland193
5,435 Slovakia187
3,417 Scotland184
7,115 Colombia175
1,203 Estonia169
16,217 Kazakhstan162
3,092 Uruguay159
7,193 Chile135
5,791 Norway131
5,577 Serbia124
3,092 Kuwait122
10,102 Israel106
Countries with thousands of Jung:
157 Taiwan7,127
315 Nepal6,949
2,390 Philippines5,027
1,129 Canada4,452
1,637 Poland3,246
2,786 Pakistan2,892
5,043 Indonesia2,809
3,120 Bangladesh2,750
254 Austria2,488
10 Thailand2,470
253 Switzerland2,386
817 Cambodia2,345
1,522 Australia2,094
4,628 England1,597
978 Hungary1,342
2,284 Malaysia1,164
Countries with ten thousands of Jung:
39 Germany76,626
1,509 United States26,134
752 Japan22,754
1,142 Brazil14,341
359 Vietnam11,129
502 France10,042
Countries with hundred thousands of Jung:
303 China145,580
35 North Korea117,021
Countries with millions of Jung:
5 South Korea1,030,990
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Jung was 33 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on January 30, 1849. He lived in Prussia where he worked as immigrant and took Arrick from Halifax & Liverpool.

Comments

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Julienne Howes
Jung is an Alsatian family name rather frequent, meaning young, nickname designating one who had not yet reached maturity.

Jung Namesakes

  • Aagot Jung, Gardener
  • Paul Achilles Jung, Pastor
  • Shin Jung-hyeon, Guitarist
  • Park Jung-ah, Entertainer
  • Yum Jung-ah, Actress
  • Kim Jungah, Singer
  • Sanam Jung, Actress
  • Akida Junglefoot Dawson, Kimya Dawson's brother
  • Ali Yavar Jung, Diplomat
  • Alexa Junge, Television writer
  • Dae-Hoon Jung, from 2016 drama film Geodgiwang, who played Team trials staff.
  • Jeongim Jung portrayed main character of Seeker 1 in 2016 0 movie Break the Shackles and Run.
  • In 2017 drama flick, Yeosu bambada, Hyung-suk Jung portrayed N.
  • Ga-ram Jung, from 2020 drama and mystery film Beasts That Cling to the Straw, who played Jin-Tae.
  • In 2009 comedy, horror flick, Noreuweui sup, Kyung-Ho Jung characterized N.
  • Won Jung portrayed the critical role of N in 2018 drama, fantasy flick Nuechidein bang.
  • Jae-Woong Jung, from 2011 drama film Si-seon neo-meo, who characterized Jung Bong-joo .
  • Maria Jung characterized pivotal role of Lisa Hernandez in 2018 crime and drama film The Magic Bomb.
  • In 2017 action, drama flick, Daejang Kimchangsoo, Jinyoung Jung played Ko Jin-Sa.
  • Yeon-ju Jung, from 2017 drama movie Agiwa na, who played Sun-Yeong.
  • In 2014, Yeong-gi Jung characterized the role of Sergeant Jeong in adventure and drama flick Hear me.
  • In 1978 action flick, Ireum eobsneun yeong-ungdeul, Woon-mo Jung played Park-mu.
  • In 2015 action and comedy movie, Seoboojeonsun, Sung-hwa Jung portrayed Regimental Commander.
  • In 2010 drama film, Kimi ni love song wo, Yunhak Jung played N.
  • In 2010, Minam Jung portrayed the role of K in action and drama flick High Blue Sky.
  • In 2012, Gyu-Woon Jung portrayed the role of Woo in action, comedy flick Ganchub.
  • Krystal Jung, from 0 comedy, romance film Unexpected Love, who portrayed N.

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