Lang Surname
Approximately 753,061 people bear this surname
Lang Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lang,' i.e. the long, the tall. Hence such nicks, as Langbachelor, and such local surnames as Langabeer, Langdale, Langford, Langham, Langley, Langmead, Langridge, Langston, or Langton, which see, compare Strang for Strong.
Read More About This SurnameLang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 390,807 | 1:3,499 | 181 |
| Germany | 113,096 | 1:712 | 45 |
| United States | 83,849 | 1:4,323 | 480 |
| Vietnam | 30,473 | 1:3,040 | 159 |
| Austria | 16,115 | 1:528 | 25 |
| South Sudan | 12,154 | 1:939 | 186 |
| Cambodia | 11,625 | 1:1,332 | 321 |
| France | 11,055 | 1:6,008 | 504 |
| Canada | 11,020 | 1:3,344 | 424 |
| Australia | 9,911 | 1:2,724 | 368 |
| England | 8,682 | 1:6,418 | 923 |
| Switzerland | 6,866 | 1:1,196 | 82 |
| Brazil | 4,544 | 1:47,111 | 1,856 |
| Indonesia | 4,143 | 1:31,921 | 3,756 |
| Scotland | 3,034 | 1:1,765 | 326 |
| South Africa | 2,062 | 1:26,274 | 3,367 |
| Russia | 1,968 | 1:73,233 | 9,402 |
| Czechia | 1,887 | 1:5,635 | 656 |
| Thailand | 1,721 | 1:41,045 | 4,528 |
| Argentina | 1,710 | 1:24,996 | 2,099 |
| Malaysia | 1,706 | 1:17,289 | 1,675 |
| Singapore | 1,588 | 1:3,468 | 271 |
| New Zealand | 1,512 | 1:2,995 | 457 |
| Hungary | 1,320 | 1:7,437 | 896 |
| Hong Kong | 1,181 | 1:6,211 | 261 |
| Denmark | 1,156 | 1:4,883 | 440 |
| Poland | 1,099 | 1:34,585 | 5,339 |
| Sweden | 1,017 | 1:9,682 | 862 |
| Cameroon | 949 | 1:21,885 | 2,992 |
| India | 929 | 1:825,689 | 36,720 |
| Romania | 810 | 1:24,787 | 3,148 |
| Israel | 799 | 1:10,710 | 1,639 |
| Taiwan | 684 | 1:34,276 | 428 |
| Wales | 621 | 1:4,983 | 541 |
| Estonia | 579 | 1:2,283 | 125 |
| Netherlands | 521 | 1:32,413 | 5,399 |
| Mexico | 498 | 1:249,249 | 6,134 |
| Ireland | 468 | 1:10,062 | 1,318 |
| Kenya | 461 | 1:100,173 | 8,771 |
| Luxembourg | 415 | 1:1,399 | 140 |
| Italy | 409 | 1:149,527 | 23,410 |
| Marshall Islands | 404 | 1:128 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Slovakia | 379 | 1:14,080 | 1,935 |
| Belgium | 338 | 1:34,014 | 5,523 |
| Nigeria | 338 | 1:524,091 | 25,846 |
| Spain | 318 | 1:147,019 | 10,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 311 | 1:29,461 | 3,225 |
| Slovenia | 293 | 1:8,490 | 1,937 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Pakistan | 271 | 1:659,203 | 10,166 |
| Finland | 260 | 1:21,141 | 2,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 223 | 1:36,564 | 4,367 |
| Iran | 191 | 1:402,003 | 25,767 |
| Paraguay | 190 | 1:38,088 | 1,212 |
| Kazakhstan | 184 | 1:96,101 | 10,780 |
| Norway | 162 | 1:31,743 | 4,414 |
| Costa Rica | 159 | 1:30,063 | 878 |
| Philippines | 157 | 1:644,829 | 67,939 |
| Croatia | 146 | 1:28,963 | 5,949 |
| Chile | 145 | 1:121,493 | 4,378 |
| Guatemala | 145 | 1:110,915 | 3,054 |
| Brunei | 142 | 1:2,949 | 508 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Namibia | 122 | 1:19,749 | 3,472 |
| Cuba | 119 | 1:96,830 | 2,955 |
| Colombia | 109 | 1:438,294 | 6,639 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 100 | 1:1,104 | 169 |
| Serbia | 98 | 1:72,908 | 6,463 |
| Japan | 83 | 1:1,540,293 | 24,672 |
| Suriname | 83 | 1:6,658 | 1,580 |
| Afghanistan | 80 | 1:401,915 | 5,628 |
| Venezuela | 78 | 1:387,232 | 8,103 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Nicaragua | 54 | 1:111,502 | 1,971 |
| Peru | 53 | 1:599,700 | 15,316 |
| Northern Ireland | 52 | 1:35,481 | 3,447 |
| Myanmar | 49 | 1:1,059,959 | 527 |
| Greece | 48 | 1:230,829 | 35,705 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Panama | 36 | 1:108,674 | 4,042 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Grenada | 24 | 1:4,522 | 577 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Seychelles | 23 | 1:4,017 | 661 |
| Bermuda | 22 | 1:2,967 | 463 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Honduras | 20 | 1:440,822 | 3,218 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:4,960 | 981 |
| Liechtenstein | 20 | 1:1,919 | 202 |
| American Samoa | 19 | 1:2,935 | 631 |
| Belarus | 19 | 1:500,056 | 46,922 |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 1:387,717 | 18,370 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Greenland | 18 | 1:3,132 | 341 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 1:373,291 | 30,949 |
| Georgia | 15 | 1:249,703 | 13,078 |
| Moldova | 15 | 1:237,425 | 21,121 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Falkland Islands | 11 | 1:285 | 51 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| South Korea | 9 | 1:5,693,362 | 993 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Kosovo | 8 | 1:232,734 | 7,787 |
| Saint Lucia | 8 | 1:22,348 | 1,601 |
| Bahamas | 7 | 1:55,964 | 829 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1:884,100 | 15,259 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 494 | 1:8,967 | 1,330 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,824 | 1:6,374 | 984 |
| Scotland | 2,737 | 1:1,368 | 250 |
| Wales | 158 | 1:9,927 | 604 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,322 | 1:3,506 | 417 |
The alternate forms: Láng (3,092) are calculated separately.
Lang (49,409) may also be a first name.
Lang Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lang,' i.e. the long, the tall. Hence such nicks, as Langbachelor, and such local surnames as Langabeer, Langdale, Langford, Langham, Langley, Langmead, Langridge, Langston, or Langton, which see, compare Strang for Strong.
Hamo le Lang, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
John le Lange. Calendarium Genealogicum.
Richard le Lange, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Ricardus Lang, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1639. Buried — 'Ellis Lange, brought home from Tyborne': St. James, Clerkenwell.
1665. — Sarah Lang: ibid.
From Old English lang, "long," i.e."tall." As a byname this occurs in Old English charters as early as 972—92, e.g. "Aetheric thes langa" (Cartularium Saxanicum, 1130), and "Eadweard se langa" (Battle of Maldon, 1. 273). William Lange of the county of Berewyke rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 207). Adam Lang was one of an inquest on lands in Aberdeen in 1341 (REA., I, p. 69), and Walter Lang appears as a burgess of Edinburgh in 1381 and 1392 (Egidii, p. 22, 28). Willelmus Lange witnessed an instrument of concord between the bishop of Aberdeen and John de Forbes dominus ejusdem in 1391 (REA., I, p. 189). Robert Lang was chaplain to Duncan, earl of Lennox between 1394—98 (Levenax, p. 60, 65, 74), and Wilham Lang was rector of the church of Turreve (Turriff) in 1408 (AAB.). Thomas Lang was bailie of the abbot of Holyrood in 1457 (Neubotle, 284), a William Lang appears in Brechin in 1435 (REB., I, 79), and Thomas Lange in Elenehall was a charter witness in 1580 (Laing, 1002). A burgess family of this name long maintained a position of influence in the town affairs of Selkirk, and John Lang was freeman of the Craft of Taylors there in 1650. Andrew Lang, classical scholar and folklorist, and Cosmo Gordon Lang, archbishop of Canterbury, are perhaps the two most prominent bearers of the surname. The Loynachans, an old family in Kintyre, changed their name to Lang.
(English and Scandinavian) Long, Tall [Old English lang = Old Norse lang-r] This is the North. English and Scot. form of Long.
Chaucer puts the phrase ‘This lange nyght’ in the mouth of the Northerner Aleyn (Reeve’s Tale, 321).
Be [by] counsaill of frier Walter Lang.- The Hermeit of Alareit, 58.
(German, English, Scottish) The tall man.
A-Sax and O. Eng Long, tall. Also local. De Lang. H.R.
(E., S., and D.), Laing (Scotch), Lange (German), Long, Tall.
Lang Demographics
Average Male Lang Height
177.09 cm
Average Female Lang Height
163.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lang (Georgian: ლანგ, Hindi: लांग, Marathi: लांग, Russian: Ланг, Tibetan: ལང་) is found most in China. It may also be found as: Láng. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 718th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,677 people. The surname Lang occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Lang reside; 52 percent reside in East Asia and 52 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 18,686th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 49,409 people.
The surname is most prevalent in China, where it is borne by 390,807 people, or 1 in 3,499. Apart from China this last name exists in 178 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Lang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lang has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lang surname grew 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 393 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 5 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lang Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Lang last name is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland, Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Lang surname are 11.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.96% registered with the party.
The amount Lang earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning €28,173 per year; in Norway they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning 375,011 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.4% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,144 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.08% more than the national average, earning R 344,772 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.81% less than the national average, earning $18,205,000 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 13.91% less than the national average, earning 70,974,400 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $45,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $53,349 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lang in the Georgian language | ||
| ლანგ | lang | - |
| Lang in the Hindi language | ||
| लांग | langa | 78.05 |
| लाङ | lana | 9.76 |
| लंग | langa | 7.32 |
| लौग | lauga | 2.44 |
| लैंग | lainga | 2.44 |
| Lang in the Marathi language | ||
| लांग | langa | 66.67 |
| लंग | langa | 33.33 |
| Lang in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལང་ | lang | 25 |
| བླང་ | lang | 25 |
| གླང་ | lang | 25 |
| སླང་ | lang | 25 |
| Lang in the Russian language | ||
| Ланг | lang | - |
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Lang Reference & Research
Long DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Long 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
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