How Many People Have the Last Name Gurung?
people had the surname Gurung in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 85,470 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 3 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+3,064 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Gurung (95.6%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Gurung ranks #386. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 85.2% to 95.6%, and the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share fell from 11.9% to 2.3%.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Gurung grew from 386 people in 2000 to 3,450 in 2010 (up 793.8%), and its rank rose from #50,801 to #9,427. A jump this large is unusual. The Census Bureau notes that its lists include names with misread or misspelled letters, so part of the change may come from how forms were read.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 386 | 3,450 |
| Rank | #50,801 | #9,427 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.14 | 1.17 |
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Same Soundex code as Gurung: G652
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