Shang Surname
Approximately 1,575,319 people bear this surname
Shang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,560,847 | 1:876 | 113 |
| Taiwan | 3,351 | 1:6,996 | 147 |
| Thailand | 2,737 | 1:25,809 | 2,402 |
| United States | 1,687 | 1:214,854 | 20,940 |
| Singapore | 1,365 | 1:4,035 | 299 |
| Hong Kong | 984 | 1:7,455 | 278 |
| Cameroon | 764 | 1:27,185 | 3,697 |
| Malaysia | 509 | 1:57,945 | 4,399 |
| Canada | 504 | 1:73,106 | 8,302 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Australia | 322 | 1:83,838 | 9,718 |
| Macau | 293 | 1:2,053 | 219 |
| Indonesia | 222 | 1:595,717 | 47,390 |
| Japan | 141 | 1:906,697 | 19,182 |
| England | 140 | 1:397,986 | 27,485 |
| Afghanistan | 90 | 1:357,258 | 5,295 |
| Spain | 86 | 1:543,628 | 26,445 |
| New Zealand | 75 | 1:60,378 | 9,390 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Brunei | 41 | 1:10,213 | 1,246 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
Shang (234,566) may also be a first name.
Shang Demographics
Shang Political Affiliation
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Shang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shang (Arabic: شانغ, Hindi: शांग, Marathi: शांग, Russian: Шанг) is found in China more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shang is the 336th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,626 people. The surname Shang is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shang are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 4,468th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 234,566 people.
The surname is most widely held in China, where it is carried by 1,560,847 people, or 1 in 876. Other than China Shang is found in 88 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Shang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shang surname rose 2,008 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,556 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shang Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Shang are 7.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.56% registered with the political party.
The amount Shang earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning 314,151 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.48% more than the national average, earning R 321,960 per year; in United States they earn 28.84% more than the national average, earning $55,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,179 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shang in the Marathi language | ||
| शांग | sanga | - |
| Shang in the Hindi language | ||
| शांग | sanga | 50 |
| शंग | sanga | 50 |
| Shang in the Russian language | ||
| Шанг | sang | - |
| Shang in the Arabic language | ||
| شانغ | shangh | - |
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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 Shang
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