Leung is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leung
No. of characters: 5
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Leung

How popular is Leung?

Leung is common in China.

Leung is ranked 236 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Leungs grew by 12.98787 per cent to 20496 since 2000 and ranked 1747 after elevating 68 spots. The last name was found in around 70 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 94.34 94.9
Others 2.21 2.01
White 1.82 2.03
Hispanic or Latino 1.02 0.56
Leung is quite popular family name mostly used in China while Hong Kong is ahead in terms of density. Around 2006697 people have been found who wears Leung as their family name. Leung is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
839 South Korea10
616,339 India10
739 Madagascar7
1,460 Cambodia5
103,755 Czech Republic5
122,390 Belarus4
381,097 Ukraine4
25,074 Greece3
15,749 Finland3
261 Vanuatu2
14,004 Hungary2
4,367 Afghanistan2
23,858 Iran2
5,936 Bahrain2
1,333 Guam2
21,929 Algeria2
415 Saint Kitts and Nevis2
11,224 Cameroon2
3,350 Fiji1
11,486 Estonia1
12,741 Ecuador1
510 East Timor1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
2,211 Brunei1
123,175 Tanzania1
7,110 Bosnia1
2,374 Bermuda1
10,958 Bangladesh1
846 American Samoa1
50,549 Georgia1
304 Guinea-Bissau1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
4,171 Rwanda1
624 Solomon Islands1
36,814 Romania1
21,562 Portugal1
11,510 Oman1
2,613 The Bahamas1
14,644 Tunisia1
53,505 Turkey1
3,275 Nepal1
16,283 Lithuania1
1,819 Laos1
3,071 Jersey1
49,529 Israel1
24,460 Armenia1
9,498 Iceland1
53,033 Nigeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,214 Costa Rica37
15,412 Denmark34
8,720 Qatar29
2,645 Luxembourg26
274 Northern Mariana Islands22
353,279 Russia19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
879 Thailand96
3,961 Ireland93
28,061 Spain92
94,871 Indonesia85
1,452 Guyana83
2,238 Trinidad and Tobago71
4,057 Panama65
13,232 Chile63
3,129 Northern Ireland60
3,517 Puerto Rico54
13,876 Norway52
Countries with hundreds of Leung:
2,603 Malaysia986
13,156 Germany773
1,265 New Zealand580
6,649 Netherlands416
16,752 South Africa365
4,853 Belgium364
4,917 Venezuela351
3,388 Switzerland342
2,276 Scotland308
90 Samoa280
40,920 Brazil270
3,873 Guatemala246
28,734 Poland191
42,475 Italy190
5,231 Sweden181
2,337 Wales169
21,011 Mexico157
3,381 Dominican Republic144
11,811 Peru128
1,957 Jamaica125
7,901 United Arab Emirates122
9,561 Colombia105
12,545 Austria105
Countries with thousands of Leung:
533 Australia5,554
1,539 England5,136
639 Vietnam4,372
18 Macau4,267
3,124 Philippines4,060
225 Taiwan3,766
259 Singapore2,164
37 Mauritius1,569
8,611 France1,041
Countries with ten thousands of Leung:
1,572 United States25,031
175 Canada18,528
1,255 Japan12,534
Countries with hundred thousands of Leung:
4 Hong Kong191,269
Countries with millions of Leung:
113 China1,719,428
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Leung Namesakes

  • Adelina Leung, Production Designer
  • Alli Kay Leung, Costume designer
  • Gooi Hsiao Leung, Politician
  • Alvin Leung, Chef
  • Gigi Leung, Singer
  • Anglie Leung, Actress
  • Annmarie Leung, Actor
  • Anson Leung, Actor
  • Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Actor
  • Noel Leung, Actress
  • Bik-Yuk Leung portrayed key character of Miss Leung in 1946 romance flick Yi xiao bo lang xin.
  • In 1986 0 movie, Chu yi shi wu, Hoi-Kwong Leung characterized N.
  • Rachel Leung portrayed the central role of Connie in 2017 drama, thriller film Somewhere Beyond the Mist.
  • Ying Leung, from 1951 0 film Qiu fen, who played N.
  • In 2017 crime and drama flick, Zui wan mei de nu hai, Josie Leung characterized Dr. Alice.
  • In 1993, Mei-Fung Leung characterized the role of N in 0 film Ju ru de yi huo.
  • Erica Leung played key role of Sarah in 2012 drama movie Krivina.
  • In 1962, Tsi-Pak Leung characterized the role of Chow Tung in drama and history movie Yue Fei chu shi.
  • Lok-Yam Leung, from 1953 romance movie Lian ge, who played the N.
  • Sap-Yat Leung characterized the vital character of N in 1993 crime, drama film Ngau zoeng.
  • In 1960, So-Kam Leung characterized the role of N in drama movie Xiao dao.
  • Ching-lung Leung played significant role of N in 1992 0 movie Xue ran hong chen.
  • Chun-lung Leung, from 2008 drama movie Tin shui wai dik yat yu ye, who portrayed the Cheung Ka-on.

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