Guang Surname

81,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Guang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China4,3411:314,978239
Malaysia7381:39,9653,259
Taiwan2721:86,194867
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Guang (11,818) may also be a first name.

Guang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guang is more commonly found in China than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 81,521st most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,223,358 people. Guang is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Guang reside; 78 percent reside in East Asia and 77 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Guang is also the 54,777th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 11,818 people.

The last name is most numerous in China, where it is borne by 4,341 people, or 1 in 314,978. Not including China this last name is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 12 percent are found and Taiwan, where 5 percent are found.

Guang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guang surname rose 3,560 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Guang last name are 21.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Guang earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $43,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.09% more than the national average, earning $59,169 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueang913/
Guaing912/
Ngkuang834/
Ngguang833/
Quguang831/
Guangqu831/
Kuang80835,823/
Quang80204,093/
Cuang807,744/
Guong80271/
Gwang80170/
Gbang80145/
Guanc8012/
Gvang803/
Guank801/
Wanguang7711/
Gouhaing771/
Quaing7386/
Quwang738/
Ncuang734/
Guanke734/
Gueing732/
Gwangs731/
Gbangh731/
Gbaung731/
Kuaang731/
Guanqu731/
Ghuong731/
Kwuang731/
Quangt730/
Quangs730/
Wangguang7111/
Guoceng67153/
Kouhang6748/
Quasing6718/
Quangke6715/
Cuasing6714/
Quating675/
Quhuang673/
Ngqwang671/
Cuating671/
D'Quang671/
Guamgue671/
Gouhamg671/
Quangue671/

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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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  • 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 Guang
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