How Many People Have the Last Name Chung?
people had the surname Chung in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,845 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+6,688 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Chung (90%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Chung ranks #31. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Chung grew from 36,422 people in 2000 to 43,110 in 2010 (up 18.4%), and its rank rose from #870 to #805.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 36,422 | 43,110 |
| Rank | #870 | #805 |
| Per 100,000 people | 13.5 | 14.61 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Chung
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Chung: C520
👤 Chung as a First Name
Chung is a first name too: about 194 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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