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Gurung
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English
Etymology 1
Noun
s *
A member of a Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal.
Proper noun
The Sino-Tibetan language of these people.
Etymology 2
From the en ne - surname, from the name of the Gurung people of Nepal, ne गुरुङ, an exonym itself possibly borrowed from en bo -.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Gurung is the 9427th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3450 individuals. Gurung is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.57%) individuals.