Tangs Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Singapore

Tangs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tangs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tangs (15) may also be a first name.

Tangs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tangs occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tangs is the 3,017,195th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Tangs is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Tangs are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 5,955,190. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 71 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 29 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 12 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.

Tangs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tangs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tangse9122/
Tangås918/
Thangs916/
Tangks913/
Tang8912,776,913/
Thang8063,795/
Taing804,626/
Tongs80607/
Taung80458/
Teang80345/
Tamng80238/
Taang80238/
Tayng8031/
Tancs8026/
Htang8017/
Tangh8016/
Tanng8012/
Tangg8012/
T'Ang807/
Tangc806/
Tangø804/
Tanks803/
Tankg802/
Tatng802/
Tangk802/
Dtang801/
Tangt801/
Tasng801/
Tahng801/
Tangå801/
Tancg801/
Tangp801/
Tgang801/
Tajng801/
Thaung7322,311/
Tating732,532/
Tangke732,398/
Tasing732,275/
Tahang732,162/
Tangue73630/
Thanks73382/
Thongs73123/
Tateng73108/
Theang73101/
Thaing7394/
Taseng7360/
Tongse7355/
Tahung7326/
Tacing7320/
Htaung7316/
Thaang7316/
Thangh738/
Teangh735/
Thangt734/
Teanks732/
Taamng731/
Toings731/
Tahnks731/
Taingt731/
Tauyng731/
Thanhg731/
Ta'ang731/
Teanng731/
Tanggh731/
Htaing731/
Toungs730/
Taaing730/
Tong672,156,251/
Tank6724,511/
Tanc67770/
Tausing67249/
Tayting67213/
Taungke67208/
Taiting67190/
Taching67123/
Tacheng67103/
Tassing6765/
Taising6752/
Tasingh6747/
Tatting6742/
Tangque6729/
Tamg6724/
Tangowa6721/
Taysing6714/
Tauting6713/
Taheing6712/
Tanq6710/
Tatteng679/
Theangh679/
Tauteng678/
Tauseng677/
Tăng675/
Táng674/
Tahteng674/
Thankxs673/
Taiteng673/
Tasseng673/
Tangová673/
Tóng673/
Tatinng672/
Taiseng672/
Thangue671/
Uantang671/
Thoings671/
Teating671/
Thankse671/
Taingue671/
Toungse671/
Tangquz671/
Taszing671/
Thaanks671/
Thangke671/
Thongse671/
Thahang671/
Tahaang671/
Taating671/
Teasing670/
Thanchs670/

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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 Tangs
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