Jang Surname
Approximately 582,966 people bear this surname
Jang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 532,874 | 1:47 | 8 |
| United States | 9,196 | 1:39,415 | 4,855 |
| South Sudan | 6,870 | 1:1,662 | 331 |
| South Korea | 5,679 | 1:9,023 | 102 |
| India | 5,539 | 1:138,484 | 8,847 |
| Thailand | 2,917 | 1:24,216 | 2,212 |
| Canada | 2,473 | 1:14,899 | 2,181 |
| Nigeria | 2,208 | 1:80,228 | 5,694 |
| Pakistan | 2,098 | 1:85,150 | 2,876 |
| Myanmar | 1,983 | 1:26,192 | 466 |
| Vietnam | 1,784 | 1:51,932 | 562 |
| Singapore | 1,485 | 1:3,709 | 281 |
| Hong Kong | 1,237 | 1:5,930 | 253 |
| Indonesia | 1,131 | 1:116,931 | 11,839 |
| Australia | 858 | 1:31,464 | 4,184 |
| Malaysia | 648 | 1:45,516 | 3,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 340 | 1:26,948 | 3,000 |
| Japan | 316 | 1:404,571 | 12,961 |
| Afghanistan | 293 | 1:109,738 | 2,717 |
| China | 281 | 1:4,865,913 | 451 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| New Zealand | 267 | 1:16,960 | 2,965 |
| Brazil | 261 | 1:820,208 | 29,701 |
| England | 180 | 1:309,545 | 23,336 |
| Germany | 178 | 1:452,278 | 40,070 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Philippines | 100 | 1:1,012,382 | 86,556 |
| Taiwan | 84 | 1:279,104 | 2,295 |
| Spain | 80 | 1:584,400 | 27,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 77 | 1:105,892 | 14,318 |
| Netherlands | 75 | 1:225,162 | 29,957 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| Belize | 42 | 1:8,464 | 1,194 |
| Italy | 42 | 1:1,456,112 | 80,162 |
| Mauritius | 41 | 1:31,547 | 6,386 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Ecuador | 37 | 1:429,888 | 10,240 |
| Georgia | 35 | 1:107,016 | 9,047 |
| Kazakhstan | 33 | 1:535,833 | 38,572 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 25 | 1:54,559 | 4,614 |
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 17 | 1:3,211 | 341 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Paraguay | 12 | 1:603,062 | 7,396 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Jang (53,395) may also be a first name.
Jang Demographics
Jang Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Jang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jang (Hindi: जंग, Marathi: जंग, Tibetan: བྱང་) is found in North Korea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 909th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 12,501 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Jang are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 92 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 17,496th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 53,395 people.
The surname Jang is most frequent in North Korea, where it is held by 532,874 people, or 1 in 47. Not including North Korea Jang occurs in 109 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and South Sudan, where 1 percent live.
Jang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jang last name rose 114,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Jang Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Jang surname are 4.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jang earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.46% less than the national average, earning 212,974 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.53% more than the national average, earning R 421,884 per year; in United States they earn 18.2% more than the national average, earning $51,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $56,202 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jang in the Hindi language | ||
| जंग | janga | 99.64 |
| जग | jaga | 0.06 |
| जांग | janga | 0.04 |
| जंग्ा | janga | 0.01 |
| Jang in the Marathi language | ||
| जंग | janga | 93.18 |
| जंंग | jamnga | 4.55 |
| जांग | janga | 2.27 |
| Jang in the Tibetan language | ||
| བྱང་ | jang | 46.15 |
| ཇང་ | jang | 34.62 |
| བྱངས་ | jang | 7.69 |
| ཇཱང་ | jang | 7.69 |
| རྒྱང་ | gyang | 3.85 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Jang
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