Bangs Surname

45,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Bangs Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near a mound or embankment.

Bangs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone7,0061:1,012189
United States3,0401:119,23012,779
England6541:85,1969,342
Canada3091:119,24112,570
Nigeria2131:831,65636,746
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Guam121:13,3432,098
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Liberia91:489,83723,279
India81:95,883,173728,828
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2861:85,2298,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2861:39,0504,619

Bangs (58) may also be a first name.

Bangs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near a mound or embankment.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

This name may be a corruption of Banks, or from the French bain, a bath, a hot—house.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Danish, Bang; from the German, Banke; from the Dutch, Bank, Bangert; in the Domesday Book, Bangiard; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bangs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bangs Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bangs is found most frequently in Sierra Leone. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bangs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,316th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 636,356 people. The surname Bangs occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Bangs are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bangs is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 58 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 7,006 people, or 1 in 1,012. Beside Sierra Leone Bangs exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Bangs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bangs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bangs surname increased 236 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bangs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bangs last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bangs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $45,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $48,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bangsh9190/
Bangse9171/
Bangsø9121/
Bangås918/
Baings911/
Banggs910/
Bang8954,697/
Bhaings831/
Basings831/
Bhangsh831/
Banks80186,754/
Baang8013,105/
Bayng803,343/
Baung802,337/
Baing802,203/
Bamng80597/
Bhang80350/
Bahng80285/
Bongs80136/
Beang80135/
Wangs8070/
Bangh8053/
Bankg8010/
Bangg809/
Bangc805/
Banng803/
Batng802/
Bangz802/
Bamgs802/
Bangk802/
Bangp802/
Vangs801/
Bgang801/
Banqs801/
Basng801/
Bangt800/
Bangsová771/
Bangqust770/
Basing732,145/
Bangue73991/
Bating73968/
Banchs73637/
Bahang73502/
Bateng73286/
Bancks73243/
Wangse73232/
Bangke73185/
Bahung73106/
Baceng7377/
Baseng7370/
Vangsø7330/
Bongse7329/
Bahnks7327/
Boings7327/
Bacing7320/
Baßing7317/
Vangås7314/
Bannks7313/
Bhaung7311/
Baingh7311/
Bhanng7311/
Bankss738/
Banksh738/
Bankst736/
Bhangh735/
Bancse735/
Huangs735/
Bangch735/
Bauhng734/
Bankks734/
Bankse734/
Bhaing733/
Baitng732/
Ba'ang732/
Bainng731/
Bamnks731/
Bhangg731/
Wangsj731/
Vanhgs731/
Vangså731/
Bainks731/
Batnng731/
Baaing731/
Baaang731/
Beaung731/
Baincs730/
Boungs730/
Vang67165,346/
Bong6739,771/
Bank6737,786/
Banc671,635/
Beating67955/
Bausing67855/
Bassing67741/
Baiting67637/
Batting67569/
Bangová67354/
Banq67264/
Badting67229/
Basingh67154/
Bayting67131/
Bauting67108/
Baating6785/
Basseng6777/
Bangowa6770/
Bongshe6768/
Baching6740/
Baysing6727/
Vangsøe6722/
Basieng6721/
Beasing6720/
Bamg6718/
Baiseng6717/
Bahaing6714/
Baiceng6712/
Beangke679/
Baising678/
Bhahang678/
Baucing678/
Baingue678/
Bhasing677/
Wangshe676/
Wangsøe675/
Bangque675/
Banggue675/
Bauseng674/
Bacheng673/
Bhangue672/
Beateng672/
Banx672/
Bankhsh671/
Bankshe671/
Baincks671/
B'Angke671/
Bagging671/
Bàng671/
D'Bahng671/
Baingke671/
Baiteng671/
Beangue671/
Baasing671/
Baangue671/
Bayseng671/
Huangst670/
Baunchs670/

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Bangs Reference & Research

Bangs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bangs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Bangs
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