Kwang Surname

109,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Kwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,2221:24,1362,182
Indonesia1,0451:126,55412,738
United States4251:852,84564,957
Brunei3591:1,166234
Cameroon3311:62,7468,007
Singapore2611:21,102845
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Thailand831:851,064135,450
Australia821:329,21628,102
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
China381:35,982,1461,905
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Korea181:2,846,681560
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
South Sudan161:713,442947
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
England101:5,571,806158,774
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Macau11:601,6301,582
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kwang (17,983) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaang911,013/
Khwang91144/
Kwaing9111/
Kwangt911/
Kweang911/
Kwuang911/
Kwangue8356/
Khweang832/
Kwahang831/
Nkwanng831/
Nkwaing831/
Kwaa'ng831/
Kuang80835,823/
Kwong8064,276/
Gwang80170/
Cwang8030/
Kwanc803/
Kwank801/
Qwang800/
Kgwaseng7731/
Kwatteng771/
Kwahteng771/
Kwaateng771/
Kwanke73122/
Ncwang7339/
Khwong7335/
Quwang738/
Kwanhk732/
Khwank732/
Kwoing731/
Qwaang731/
Kwongs731/
Kwuong731/
Qkwong731/
Kwonng731/
Gwangs731/
Kwoung731/
Kuaang731/
Kouhang6748/
Ngkuang674/
Ngqwang671/
Nkweing671/
Ngwaing671/

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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
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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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