Kwang Surname
Approximately 4,255 people bear this surname
Kwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,222 | 1:24,136 | 2,182 |
| Indonesia | 1,045 | 1:126,554 | 12,738 |
| United States | 425 | 1:852,845 | 64,957 |
| Brunei | 359 | 1:1,166 | 234 |
| Cameroon | 331 | 1:62,746 | 8,007 |
| Singapore | 261 | 1:21,102 | 845 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Thailand | 83 | 1:851,064 | 135,450 |
| Australia | 82 | 1:329,216 | 28,102 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| China | 38 | 1:35,982,146 | 1,905 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Korea | 18 | 1:2,846,681 | 560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Guyana | 15 | 1:50,815 | 4,586 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Kwang (17,983) may also be a first name.
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Kwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwang is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 109,376th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,712,702 people. The surname Kwang is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Kwang reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 40,862nd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 17,983 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,222 people, or 1 in 24,136. In Malaysia Kwang is most common in: Sarawak, where 27 percent live, Selangor, where 22 percent live and Johor, where 21 percent live. Beside Malaysia Kwang is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Kwang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kwang has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,036 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kwang Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kwang surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kwang surname are 10.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.55% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kwang earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.04% less than the national average, earning R 113,976 per year; in United States they earn 14.85% more than the national average, earning $49,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.54% more than the national average, earning $64,858 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwaang | 91 | 1,013 | / |
| Khwang | 91 | 144 | / |
| Kwaing | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kwangt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kweang | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwuang | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwangue | 83 | 56 | / |
| Khweang | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwahang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaing | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaa'ng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuang | 80 | 835,823 | / |
| Kwong | 80 | 64,276 | / |
| Gwang | 80 | 170 | / |
| Cwang | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kwanc | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kwank | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qwang | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kgwaseng | 77 | 31 | / |
| Kwatteng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwahteng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaateng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanke | 73 | 122 | / |
| Ncwang | 73 | 39 | / |
| Khwong | 73 | 35 | / |
| Quwang | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kwanhk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khwank | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwoing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwaang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwongs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qkwong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwonng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwangs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuaang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouhang | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ngkuang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngqwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaing | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwang
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