Kang Surname
Approximately 4,877,796 people bear this surname
Kang Surname User-submission:
In Chinese, the surname Kang is most commonly written as 康 (kàng), which means 'healthy,' 'peaceful,' or 'abundant.' It can also be written as 亢 (kàng), which means 'high,' 'overbearing,' or 'excessive.' The surname Kang is also one of the 'Nine Sogdian Surnames,' which are Chinese surnames that have Central Asian origins.
Read More About This SurnameKang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2,343,860 | 1:583 | 93 |
| South Korea | 1,298,721 | 1:39 | 7 |
| North Korea | 1,018,381 | 1:25 | 5 |
| Cambodia | 45,598 | 1:340 | 65 |
| United States | 37,256 | 1:9,729 | 1,175 |
| Taiwan | 33,573 | 1:698 | 72 |
| Singapore | 21,189 | 1:260 | 42 |
| South Sudan | 19,552 | 1:584 | 117 |
| Malaysia | 12,162 | 1:2,425 | 363 |
| Thailand | 9,515 | 1:7,424 | 327 |
| Canada | 6,455 | 1:5,708 | 832 |
| Cameroon | 4,090 | 1:5,078 | 612 |
| India | 3,774 | 1:203,250 | 12,173 |
| England | 3,445 | 1:16,174 | 2,346 |
| Hong Kong | 3,401 | 1:2,157 | 157 |
| Australia | 2,610 | 1:10,343 | 1,535 |
| Vietnam | 2,090 | 1:44,328 | 527 |
| Indonesia | 1,604 | 1:82,450 | 8,703 |
| Japan | 1,079 | 1:118,484 | 6,669 |
| United Arab Emirates | 966 | 1:9,485 | 1,198 |
| Brazil | 720 | 1:297,325 | 11,459 |
| New Zealand | 637 | 1:7,109 | 1,208 |
| Germany | 592 | 1:135,989 | 16,539 |
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| DR Congo | 438 | 1:168,675 | 17,317 |
| Philippines | 425 | 1:238,208 | 36,161 |
| Macau | 410 | 1:1,467 | 189 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| France | 356 | 1:186,581 | 29,031 |
| Kenya | 260 | 1:177,615 | 13,398 |
| Papua New Guinea | 256 | 1:31,850 | 3,675 |
| Spain | 236 | 1:198,102 | 13,616 |
| Ecuador | 191 | 1:83,277 | 5,771 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Qatar | 147 | 1:16,041 | 1,752 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Russia | 138 | 1:1,044,370 | 79,541 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Netherlands | 125 | 1:135,097 | 20,820 |
| Turkey | 114 | 1:682,644 | 35,241 |
| Paraguay | 110 | 1:65,789 | 1,757 |
| Israel | 109 | 1:78,510 | 9,522 |
| Brunei | 101 | 1:4,146 | 664 |
| Uzbekistan | 98 | 1:315,603 | 8,608 |
| Sweden | 95 | 1:103,650 | 7,490 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Chile | 66 | 1:266,916 | 7,921 |
| Pakistan | 65 | 1:2,748,367 | 23,130 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| Guam | 54 | 1:2,965 | 391 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Estonia | 50 | 1:26,436 | 4,834 |
| Kazakhstan | 50 | 1:353,650 | 28,520 |
| Austria | 48 | 1:177,405 | 22,887 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Lesotho | 33 | 1:61,593 | 8,794 |
| Norway | 32 | 1:160,696 | 19,635 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Mexico | 30 | 1:4,137,540 | 26,679 |
| Italy | 27 | 1:2,265,063 | 92,103 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Georgia | 18 | 1:208,086 | 12,109 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| Belize | 10 | 1:35,547 | 2,218 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Guatemala | 8 | 1:2,010,334 | 6,458 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
Kang (39,865) may also be a first name.
Kang Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Chinese, the surname Kang is most commonly written as 康 (kàng), which means 'healthy,' 'peaceful,' or 'abundant.' It can also be written as 亢 (kàng), which means 'high,' 'overbearing,' or 'excessive.' The surname Kang is also one of the 'Nine Sogdian Surnames,' which are Chinese surnames that have Central Asian origins. In this context, the surname Kang is derived from the city of Samarkand.
- iveiKang Demographics
Average Kang Salary in
United States
$51,880 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kang (Georgian: კანგ, Hindi: कंग, Marathi: कांग, Russian: Канг) has its highest incidence in China. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 118th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,494 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kang live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 49 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 22,260th most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 39,865 people.
This last name is most commonly held in China, where it is carried by 2,343,860 people, or 1 in 583. Excluding China it occurs in 149 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 27 percent live and North Korea, where 21 percent live.
Kang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kang last name rose 95,528 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 114,833 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kang Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kang surname is chiefly Orthodox (40%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kang last name are 2.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.74% registered with the political party.
The amount Kang earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 86.96% less than the national average, earning €3,917 per year; in Norway they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning 300,482 kr per year; in Peru they earn 258.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 69,412 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.04% more than the national average, earning R 318,528 per year; in United States they earn 20.23% more than the national average, earning $51,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14% more than the national average, earning $56,639 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kang in the Georgian language | ||
| კანგ | kang | - |
| Kang in the Hindi language | ||
| कंग | kanga | 76.72 |
| कांग | kanga | 21.76 |
| कग | kaga | 1.15 |
| Kang in the Marathi language | ||
| कांग | kanga | 52.69 |
| कंग | kanga | 46.24 |
| कग | kaga | 1.08 |
| Kang in the Russian language | ||
| Канг | kang | - |
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