Maung is used as a family name or surname in Myanmar. It is 5 characters long in length.

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

How popular is Maung?

Maung is common in Myanmar.

Maung is ranked 733 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Maungs grew by 104.6 per cent to 1023 since 2000 and ranked 24466 after elevating 16664 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 92.96 88.2
Others 3.03 5
White 2.93 4.6
Hispanic or Latino 0.49 0
Maung is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Myanmar which signifies that it is originated from Myanmar. Around 706753 people have been found who wears Maung as their family name. Maung 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
1,377 South Korea6
1,667 Cambodia4
127,708 Czech Republic3
3,340 Jamaica3
219,873 France2
40,256 Mexico2
4,164 Vietnam2
3,014 Taiwan2
82,478 South Africa2
900 Laos2
91,784 Netherlands2
1,500,361 India2
13,552 Qatar2
12,844 Pakistan2
169,904 Brazil1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
3,350 Fiji1
25,746 Finland1
7,198 Maldives1
5,467 Haiti1
6,149 Ethiopia1
49,529 Israel1
53,505 Turkey1
81,201 Switzerland1
77,122 Sweden1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
198,575 Russia46
13,872 New Zealand43
14,963 Scotland26
28,338 Norway20
4,106 Japan16
14,048 Ireland16
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with hundreds of Maung:
25,252 Philippines516
231 Thailand456
19,430 England274
10,267 Australia271
42,280 Indonesia228
50,182 Germany202
1,263 Hong Kong202
6,068 United Arab Emirates161
24,691 Canada140
Countries with thousands of Maung:
1,544 Bangladesh7,563
297 Singapore1,869
2,205 Malaysia1,214
28,904 United States1,036
Countries with hundred thousands of Maung:
16 Myanmar692,382
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Maung Namesakes

  • Pe Maung Tin, Educator
  • Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung, Author
  • Maung Maung Gyi, Polit.
  • Maung Maung Aye, Film director
  • Saw Maung, Artist
  • Ohn Maung, Burmese Politician
  • Win Maung, Boxer
  • Maung Maung, Writer
  • Cynthia Maung, Medical doctor
  • Theippan Maung Wa, Writer
  • May Sue Maung played leading role of Yun Sandar in 2012 crime and drama movie Let There Be Dark.

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