Tsang Surname

3,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Tsang Surname User-submission:

This surname originated from the crown prince of the Wu Kingdom in the Xia Dynasty, who changed his surname to Zeng after fleeing the Kingdom.

Tsang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong118,7561:6212
United States9,5351:38,0144,697
Canada5,1491:7,1561,055
England3,8961:14,3012,111
Singapore2,2731:2,423227
Macau2,1071:28676
Australia1,3091:20,6232,859
China1,0551:1,296,039316
France4941:134,45920,557
Malaysia4641:63,5654,732
Cameroon4401:47,2026,187
Mauritius4331:2,987529
Netherlands3831:44,0927,500
Scotland3001:17,8462,146
Thailand2751:256,86743,694
New Zealand2301:19,6883,459
Suriname1601:3,454642
Northern Ireland1331:13,8721,952
Russia1171:1,231,82189,522
Philippines1111:912,05682,078
Jamaica1101:26,0902,048
Ireland1081:43,6013,325
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
Wales1031:30,0443,055
Japan911:1,404,88223,668
Sweden701:140,6689,936
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Panama541:72,4493,088
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Guam411:3,905492
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
India211:36,526,923420,161
Ecuador181:883,65813,769
Austria171:500,90847,931
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Norway121:428,52437,411
Vietnam121:7,720,5042,596
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Belize51:71,0952,977
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Curaçao41:39,312638
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jersey11:99,2026,620
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Tsang (5,694) may also be a first name.

Tsang Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from the crown prince of the Wu Kingdom in the Xia Dynasty, who changed his surname to Zeng after fleeing the Kingdom.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Tsang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsang (Arabic: تسانغ, Russian: Цанг, Tibetan: ངསངས་) is more frequently found in Hong Kong than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Tsang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tsang is the 3,772nd most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 48,951 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Tsang live; 82 percent live in East Asia and 82 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 88,578th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 5,694 people.

The surname Tsang is most prevalent in Hong Kong, where it is carried by 118,756 people, or 1 in 62. Outside of Hong Kong this surname is found in 85 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Tsang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tsang surname are 21.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Tsang earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.6% less than the national average, earning 278,261 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 114.7% more than the national average, earning R 510,204 per year; in United States they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning $49,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.84% more than the national average, earning $59,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsiang91352/
Tshang91170/
Tseang914/
Tsaing913/
Tsjang912/
Tsangk911/
Tsaung911/
Tsan892,724/
Tsangue83977/
Tschang8370/
Tsheang8312/
Tsasing831/
Ts'eang831/
Tsateng831/
D'Tsang831/
Tjang801,053/
Tsane80583/
Tsong80467/
Tzang80184/
Tsaan8087/
Tsian8065/
Tsank8034/
Tsaun8033/
Tsean8030/
Tshan8029/
Tszan8028/
Csang8021/
Tsant8010/
Tsanh8010/
Tsand806/
Dsang806/
Zsang805/
Tsann804/
Tsayn802/
Thsan802/
Tsamg801/
Tssan801/
Ttsan801/
Tsaiting771/
Tschaing771/
Tshangue771/
Tshateng771/
Tchang733,866/
Tseung731,704/
Tschan731,617/
Tjhang73697/
Tshane73292/
Tseane73228/
Tsoung73221/
Tsaune7375/
Tshong7363/
Tsasen7349/
Tsaane7344/
Tsagne7338/
Tshant7334/
Tsuong7328/
Tsheng7328/
Tsanke7317/
Tseing7311/
Ts'ane7311/
Tsanne7311/
Tsiong739/
Tsoong738/
Tsongs735/
Tsatin734/
Tsahyn734/
Tsongp733/
Tshann732/
Cssang732/
T'Sane732/
Tsamne732/
Tszhan732/
Tsaint732/
Thsane732/
Dshang732/
Gytsan731/
Tsanhe731/
Tsaten731/
Tshaan731/
Tshaun731/
Dsangh731/
Tsahan731/
Tshand731/
Ttsane731/
Tsaine731/
Htsain731/
Dssang730/
Tshangowa711/
Zang67484,332/
Cang6710,969/
Tsen675,757/
Tsanova671,719/
Tschann67870/
Tsam67780/
Tson67317/
Tschank67254/
Dsan67143/
Tzan6774/
Csan6770/
Ts'eane6765/
Tshaane6734/
Tschand6732/
Ts'aane6731/
Tcan6729/
Tjateng679/
Tsahaun679/
Tschong675/
Tshanke675/
Tsahyna675/
Tcheang674/
T'Saane674/
Stchang673/
Tsheing673/
Tsongue673/
Thsaane673/
Tsosing673/
T'Seane672/
Dsasing671/
Tschant671/
Tjangue671/
Thssain671/
Tsamgne671/
Tsheane671/
Tsän671/
Dsangue671/
Tsauten671/
Tshoung671/
Tshaine671/
Txan671/
Tsaitin671/
Tschanc670/

Tsang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsang in the Tibetan language
ངསངས་ngasang33.33
སངས་sang33.33
ཚང་tsang33.33
Tsang in the Russian language
Цангcang-
Tsang in the Arabic language
تسانغtsangh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tsang
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