Tang Surname

37th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,776,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Macau

Tang Surname User-submission:

In most cases, it's an ancient fief dating back thousands of years, which nowadays is located in the southwestern part of Shanxi Province, China.

Tang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China12,143,3491:11326
Hong Kong140,3731:529
Vietnam109,6601:84586
Taiwan75,3331:31150
Singapore62,5921:889
Malaysia42,6411:69287
United States42,1561:8,5981,034
Cambodia32,0511:483117
Thailand24,6031:2,87159
Indonesia15,9371:8,2981,070
Canada12,9501:2,845351
South Sudan12,6821:900179
Macau11,7621:516
Australia7,0031:3,855553
England6,3511:8,7731,272
Cameroon4,4171:4,702569
Myanmar3,4701:14,968351
India2,9331:261,52915,047
Ghana2,5631:10,5431,407
France2,4981:26,5903,188
Philippines2,4411:41,4746,538
Netherlands1,7201:9,8181,297
Denmark1,2711:4,441394
Peru1,2501:25,4272,765
South Korea1,2481:41,058137
Germany9391:85,73510,835
New Zealand8281:5,469884
Turkey8101:96,0768,485
Spain7811:59,8625,446
Japan6951:183,9498,594
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Venezuela6171:48,9532,457
Sweden5721:17,2151,462
United Arab Emirates4731:19,3712,269
Mauritius4621:2,800480
Brazil3911:547,50520,507
Scotland3791:14,1261,808
Belgium3601:31,9355,168
Iran3311:231,97117,932
Papua New Guinea2681:30,4243,488
South Africa2541:213,29822,519
Switzerland2221:36,9955,363
Norway2131:24,1423,186
French Polynesia2091:1,344211
Kenya2041:226,37215,911
Samoa2031:955301
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Wales1911:16,2021,749
Colombia1901:251,4425,406
Estonia1691:7,8211,013
Panama1471:26,6141,627
Trinidad and Tobago1451:9,4071,320
Suriname1411:3,919807
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Northern Ireland1241:14,8792,036
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Mexico1151:1,079,35813,690
Austria1101:77,41311,685
Ecuador1041:152,9417,134
Chile1021:172,7115,686
Afghanistan1011:318,3484,949
Ireland921:51,1843,668
Brunei871:4,813732
Italy781:784,06062,950
Cuba751:153,6363,696
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Hungary741:132,65212,253
Lesotho701:29,0375,566
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Costa Rica621:77,0981,454
Guam581:2,761360
Finland531:103,71110,499
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Belize491:7,2551,099
Pakistan431:4,154,50929,278
Romania431:466,92736,259
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Greece331:335,75147,626
Guyana281:27,2223,043
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
American Samoa171:3,280753
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Curaçao141:11,232389
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Laos91:732,036508
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Togo91:805,3086,372
Tonga91:11,924307
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Dominica11:75,891912
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Palau11:21,643223
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

The alternate forms: Tăng (5) & Táng (4) are calculated separately.

Tang (48,989) may also be a first name.

Tang Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In most cases, it's an ancient fief dating back thousands of years, which nowadays is located in the southwestern part of Shanxi Province, China.

- deetarn

Comes from an old variant meaning 'river'.

- anniectang99

Tang Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tang Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tang (Bengali: তঙ্গ, Hindi: तंग, Marathi: टांग, Russian: Танг, Tibetan: བཏང་།) is more frequently found in China than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Tăng or Táng. Click here for further possible spellings of Tang.

How Common Is The Last Name Tang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 570 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Tang are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Tang is also the 18,832nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 48,989 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in China, where it is held by 12,143,349 people, or 1 in 113. Other than China this surname occurs in 174 countries. It is also found in Hong Kong, where 1 percent live and Vietnam, where 1 percent live.

Tang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tang has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 37,978 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 211,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tang surname are 12.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tang earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.24% less than the national average, earning €10,139 per year; in Norway they earn 15.1% less than the national average, earning 293,835 kr per year; in Peru they earn 27.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,754 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.26% less than the national average, earning R 149,088 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $21,849,800 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning 76,344,400 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 17.96% more than the national average, earning $50,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.04% more than the national average, earning $57,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tăng925/
Táng924/
Thang8963,795/
Taing894,626/
Taung89458/
Teang89345/
Tamng89238/
Taang89238/
Tangs8942/
Tayng8931/
Htang8917/
Tangh8916/
Tanng8912/
Tangg8912/
T'Ang897/
Tangc896/
Tangø894/
Tankg892/
Tatng892/
Tangk892/
Dtang891/
Tangt891/
Tasng891/
Tahng891/
Tangå891/
Tancg891/
Tangp891/
Tgang891/
Tajng891/
Tan8610,017,487/
Thaung8022,311/
Tating802,532/
Tangke802,398/
Tasing802,275/
Tahang802,162/
Tangue80630/
Tateng80108/
Theang80101/
Thaing8094/
Taseng8060/
Tangne8031/
Tahung8026/
Tacing8020/
Htaung8016/
Thaang8016/
Thangh808/
Tangås808/
Teangh805/
Thangt804/
Tangks803/
Taamng801/
Taingt801/
Tauyng801/
Thanhg801/
Ta'ang801/
Teanng801/
Tanggh801/
Htaing801/
Taaing800/
Tong752,156,251/
Than75571,683/
Tank7524,511/
Taan756,363/
Tant755,762/
Tane755,316/
Tain754,989/
Tann754,101/
Tanh752,966/
Ttan751,342/
Tand751,245/
Tahn75903/
Tean75836/
Tanc75770/
Taun75714/
Htan7582/
Tayn7577/
Tamn7535/
Tasn7527/
Tamg7524/
Tajn7515/
Tanq7510/
Tanø7510/
Taín756/
Dtan754/
Tanı753/
Tóng753/
Tatn752/
Tgan752/
Taàn751/
Tausing73249/
Tayting73213/
Taungke73208/
Taiting73190/
Taching73123/
Tacheng73103/
Tassing7365/
Taising7352/
Tasingh7347/
Tatting7342/
Tangque7329/
Tangowa7321/
Taysing7314/
Tauting7313/
Taheing7312/
Tatteng739/
Theangh739/
Tauteng738/
Tauseng737/
Tahteng734/
Taiteng733/
Tasseng733/
Tangová733/
Tatinng732/
Taiseng732/
Thangue731/
Uantang731/
Teating731/
Taingue731/
Tangquz731/
Taszing731/
Thangke731/
Thahang731/
Tahaang731/
Taating731/
Teasing730/
Thanh67564,366/
Thong67109,938/
Tuong6730,905/
Tahan6730,117/
Tagne6715,013/
Tasin678,863/
Thain674,941/
Tatin673,213/
Tanke672,624/
Taine672,494/
Thane672,297/
Tanne671,752/
Taşin671,679/
Toong671,515/
Tahun671,503/
Thean671,436/
Taunk671,073/
Taank67972/
Taune67870/
Toung67857/
Tanck67769/
Teane67723/
Tongs67607/
Thank67541/
Tasen67530/
Taunt67443/
Tacen67436/
Taane67435/
Toing67423/
Thayn67387/
Teanc67331/
Tayne67312/
Teaching67299/
Taten67267/
Tağan67226/
Tamne67172/
Thann67165/
Tacin67165/
Tandt67134/
Teung6798/
Tongg6781/
Teing6779/
Taint6767/
Tacyn6761/
Taant6740/
Taink6732/
Tanhh6730/
Tasne6729/
Tahnk6728/
Tannk6727/
Tancs6726/
Tainn6725/
Htain6723/
Taain6723/
Tannå6721/
Tongp6719/
Thaun6715/
Tankh6712/
Ta'an6712/
Thacheng6712/
Taunø6712/
Tanhe6711/
Gytan6710/
Teaun6710/
Tandd679/
Thaan678/
Tantt677/
Taund677/
Thaiteng677/
Htong677/
Tatne676/
Thaysing675/
Taihn674/
Ttaan674/
Tanık674/
Dthan674/
Taann673/
Taunn673/
Thhan673/
Tamnk673/
Tohng673/
Taicheng672/
Tongh672/
Tongk672/
Taánt672/
Tasengne672/
Tankc672/
Ttong672/
Totng672/
Htant672/
Tanbp672/
Tasyn672/
Thahn671/
Dtank671/
Tongq671/
Tongt671/
Tonng671/
Teank671/
Teann671/
Taynn671/
Taytn671/
Tgong671/
Thamg671/
Taiching671/
Taaching671/
Taahn671/
Tankt671/
Tannd671/
Tasnt671/
Dtong671/
Taimn671/
Teyng671/
Thaingue671/
Tadtn671/
Taand671/
Taanx671/
Tah'n671/
Taisingh671/
Taitn671/
Toyng671/
Teand671/
Teanh671/
Tausn671/
Tautn671/
Tatingue671/
Tantì671/
Tthan671/
D'Tan671/
Tanhs671/
Thtan671/
Teasn671/
Ttain671/
Theangth671/
Tganh671/
Tajnh671/
Tainh671/
Tamnh671/
Theasing670/
Tannt670/
Tanzs670/
Tosng670/
Theaseng670/
Teant670/

Tang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tang in the Bengali language
তঙ্গtanga-
Tang in the Hindi language
तंगtanga81.25
टांगtanga12.5
टांकtanka6.25
Tang in the Marathi language
टांगtanga61.76
तंगtanga29.41
टंगtanga2.94
तांगtanga2.94
तमंगtamanga2.94
Tang in the Tibetan language
བཏང་།tang50
བཏང་tang50
Tang in the Russian language
Тангtang-

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Tang Reference & Research

Tang DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Tang 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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  • 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 Tang
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