Yang Forename
11,395th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 88,065 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong
Yang Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | - | 19,917 | 1:389 | 53 |
| Cambodia | 65% | 11,040 | 1:1,474 | 328 |
| United States | 55% | 10,564 | 1:34,318 | 2,232 |
| China | - | 7,990 | 1:170,971 | 15,610 |
| Thailand | 62% | 6,359 | 1:11,018 | 1,770 |
| South Sudan | 90% | 5,797 | 1:1,993 | 349 |
| Malaysia | 52% | 5,227 | 1:5,826 | 671 |
| Canada | 97% | 3,340 | 1:9,920 | 1,155 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 2,932 | 1:87,982 | 10,136 |
| Taiwan | 60% | 2,172 | 1:10,944 | 2,100 |
| Macau | - | 1,170 | 1:520 | 125 |
| Brazil | 65% | 1,082 | 1:198,000 | 8,876 |
| Australia | - | 852 | 1:16,030 | 1,231 |
| France | 73% | 834 | 1:79,701 | 1,952 |
| Vietnam | 67% | 806 | 1:114,917 | 1,029 |
| India | 75% | 693 | 1:1,753,071 | 95,625 |
| England | 59% | 607 | 1:91,603 | 3,567 |
| Singapore | 54% | 455 | 1:13,818 | 3,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56% | 446 | 1:18,279 | 1,822 |
| Germany | 63% | 420 | 1:230,185 | 3,386 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| Chad | 83% | 371 | 1:36,653 | 3,873 |
| Spain | 60% | 358 | 1:129,972 | 3,310 |
| Netherlands | 64% | 353 | 1:47,881 | 3,326 |
| Japan | - | 310 | 1:412,858 | 10,088 |
| South Korea | - | 249 | 1:22,267 | 2,039 |
| Cameroon | 80% | 246 | 1:87,848 | 4,804 |
| DR Congo | 97% | 240 | 1:307,615 | 12,192 |
| New Zealand | - | 234 | 1:19,385 | 1,546 |
| Philippines | 54% | 218 | 1:486,282 | 16,382 |
| Sweden | 55% | 177 | 1:55,694 | 2,842 |
| Ireland | 71% | 156 | 1:29,766 | 1,215 |
| Ecuador | - | 120 | 1:147,724 | 2,955 |
| Brunei | 100% | 118 | 1:3,556 | 367 |
| Russia | 85% | 109 | 1:1,323,245 | 10,298 |
| Qatar | 84% | 100 | 1:23,696 | 3,419 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 97 | 1:317,386 | 6,177 |
| Pakistan | 50% | 88 | 1:2,208,610 | 29,081 |
| Austria | 69% | 85 | 1:100,167 | 2,105 |
| Kuwait | - | 85 | 1:44,533 | 4,106 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 80 | 1:130,391 | 6,179 |
| Mexico | 75% | 74 | 1:1,677,627 | 10,754 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 68 | 1:2,611,241 | 47,800 |
| Peru | 79% | 68 | 1:467,521 | 8,547 |
| Denmark | - | 55 | 1:102,718 | 2,940 |
| South Africa | 62% | 49 | 1:1,112,911 | 40,913 |
| Suriname | - | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| Finland | 51% | 40 | 1:137,080 | 2,784 |
| Bhutan | 52% | 38 | 1:21,709 | 976 |
| Switzerland | 50% | 38 | 1:216,145 | 4,885 |
| Norway | 61% | 37 | 1:138,712 | 3,970 |
| Scotland | 56% | 37 | 1:144,604 | 2,924 |
| Belgium | 73% | 34 | 1:337,942 | 6,477 |
| Greece | 88% | 34 | 1:321,604 | 5,247 |
| Ivory Coast | 89% | 33 | 1:699,271 | 23,304 |
| Italy | 63% | 32 | 1:1,908,190 | 13,475 |
| Guam | - | 28 | 1:5,737 | 966 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Yemen | - | 28 | 1:939,170 | 3,061 |
| Hungary | 61% | 26 | 1:376,607 | 1,543 |
| Venezuela | 52% | 26 | 1:1,161,611 | 23,916 |
| Luxembourg | 50% | 25 | 1:22,562 | 1,267 |
| Argentina | 92% | 16 | 1:2,673,328 | 8,808 |
| Senegal | 89% | 16 | 1:911,335 | 8,896 |
| Sudan | - | 16 | 1:2,362,936 | 3,917 |
| Paraguay | 86% | 14 | 1:516,915 | 5,000 |
| Belarus | 67% | 13 | 1:729,414 | 4,213 |
| Chile | 86% | 12 | 1:1,467,267 | 11,454 |
| Colombia | - | 12 | 1:3,981,577 | 24,591 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 11 | 1:1,613,350 | 13,838 |
| Burkina Faso | 80% | 10 | 1:1,837,947 | 41,704 |
| Costa Rica | 71% | 10 | 1:476,795 | 7,334 |
| Wales | 77% | 10 | 1:309,431 | 4,737 |
| Estonia | - | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Mali | - | 9 | 1:1,886,417 | 3,997 |
| Vanuatu | - | 9 | 1:29,088 | 709 |
| Guyana | 100% | 8 | 1:95,408 | 7,334 |
| Jamaica | - | 7 | 1:411,890 | 11,384 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Belize | 100% | 6 | 1:59,052 | 4,175 |
| Panama | - | 6 | 1:651,093 | 16,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Zambia | - | 6 | 1:2,642,466 | 23,928 |
| Honduras | - | 5 | 1:1,763,493 | 15,274 |
| Kenya | - | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Ghana | 100% | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Israel | 67% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Nepal | - | 4 | 1:7,121,838 | 62,014 |
| New Caledonia | - | 4 | 1:67,541 | 2,087 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 4 | 1:1,504,584 | 16,652 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Cyprus | - | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Comoros | - | 1 | 1:761,339 | 901 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Faroe Islands | - | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Poland | 50% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Martin | - | 1 | 1:35,746 | 277 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
Yang (47,658,905) may also be a surname.
Yang Forename Popularity
Yang Demographics
Yang Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 2,194 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Yang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yang in the Russian language | ||
| Янг | ang | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yang