Tsang Surname
Approximately 148,874 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 118,756 | 1:62 | 12 |
| United States | 9,535 | 1:38,014 | 4,697 |
| Canada | 5,149 | 1:7,156 | 1,055 |
| England | 3,896 | 1:14,301 | 2,111 |
| Singapore | 2,273 | 1:2,423 | 227 |
| Macau | 2,107 | 1:286 | 76 |
| Australia | 1,309 | 1:20,623 | 2,859 |
| China | 1,055 | 1:1,296,039 | 316 |
| France | 494 | 1:134,459 | 20,557 |
| Malaysia | 464 | 1:63,565 | 4,732 |
| Cameroon | 440 | 1:47,202 | 6,187 |
| Mauritius | 433 | 1:2,987 | 529 |
| Netherlands | 383 | 1:44,092 | 7,500 |
| Scotland | 300 | 1:17,846 | 2,146 |
| Thailand | 275 | 1:256,867 | 43,694 |
| New Zealand | 230 | 1:19,688 | 3,459 |
| Suriname | 160 | 1:3,454 | 642 |
| Northern Ireland | 133 | 1:13,872 | 1,952 |
| Russia | 117 | 1:1,231,821 | 89,522 |
| Philippines | 111 | 1:912,056 | 82,078 |
| Jamaica | 110 | 1:26,090 | 2,048 |
| Ireland | 108 | 1:43,601 | 3,325 |
| United Arab Emirates | 106 | 1:86,437 | 7,875 |
| Wales | 103 | 1:30,044 | 3,055 |
| Japan | 91 | 1:1,404,882 | 23,668 |
| Sweden | 70 | 1:140,668 | 9,936 |
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| Panama | 54 | 1:72,449 | 3,088 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Guam | 41 | 1:3,905 | 492 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Venezuela | 33 | 1:915,275 | 14,245 |
| Taiwan | 32 | 1:732,648 | 5,233 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Ecuador | 18 | 1:883,658 | 13,769 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Vietnam | 12 | 1:7,720,504 | 2,596 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
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 SubmissionsTsang Demographics
Average Male Tsang Height
170.82 cm
Average Female Tsang Height
161.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Tsang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tsang in the Tibetan language | ||
| ངསངས་ | ngasang | 33.33 |
| སངས་ | sang | 33.33 |
| ཚང་ | tsang | 33.33 |
| Tsang in the Russian language | ||
| Цанг | cang | - |
| Tsang in the Arabic language | ||
| تسانغ | tsangh | - |
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