Zhang Surname
Approximately 97,975,341 people bear this surname
Zhang Surname User-submission:
The origin of this name goes back 4,500 years to a grandson of the legendary emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 BC), surnamed Hui. Hui invented the bow and arrow, and was put in charge of their production. In honor of his deeds, he was given as surname the character pronounced Zhang, which is composed of the symbols for 'bow' and 'long', meaning to 'stretch open a bow'.
Read More About This SurnameZhang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 96,331,104 | 1:14 | 3 |
| Taiwan | 1,277,556 | 1:18 | 4 |
| United States | 78,520 | 1:4,616 | 514 |
| Thailand | 68,266 | 1:1,035 | 6 |
| Singapore | 54,298 | 1:101 | 12 |
| Hong Kong | 44,289 | 1:166 | 42 |
| Canada | 27,849 | 1:1,323 | 99 |
| Australia | 17,139 | 1:1,575 | 187 |
| Spain | 11,077 | 1:4,221 | 519 |
| Macau | 6,086 | 1:99 | 23 |
| France | 5,997 | 1:11,076 | 1,088 |
| England | 5,551 | 1:10,037 | 1,487 |
| Myanmar | 4,461 | 1:11,643 | 309 |
| Germany | 3,434 | 1:23,444 | 3,107 |
| Japan | 3,260 | 1:39,216 | 3,505 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,720 | 1:3,368 | 423 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| Malaysia | 1,883 | 1:15,663 | 1,561 |
| Angola | 1,775 | 1:15,205 | 1,826 |
| Sweden | 1,707 | 1:5,768 | 531 |
| Netherlands | 1,660 | 1:10,173 | 1,357 |
| New Zealand | 1,633 | 1:2,773 | 402 |
| Ecuador | 1,593 | 1:9,985 | 1,623 |
| Suriname | 1,317 | 1:420 | 8 |
| Brazil | 1,220 | 1:175,471 | 6,756 |
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| Italy | 969 | 1:63,113 | 11,279 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Mali | 710 | 1:23,900 | 839 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Austria | 576 | 1:14,784 | 2,182 |
| Hungary | 559 | 1:17,560 | 1,976 |
| Belgium | 545 | 1:21,095 | 3,261 |
| Switzerland | 514 | 1:15,978 | 2,617 |
| Vietnam | 493 | 1:187,923 | 939 |
| Samoa | 487 | 1:398 | 97 |
| Denmark | 464 | 1:12,165 | 1,165 |
| Vanuatu | 433 | 1:608 | 126 |
| Dominican Republic | 431 | 1:24,206 | 1,534 |
| Ireland | 424 | 1:11,106 | 1,410 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Scotland | 393 | 1:13,623 | 1,761 |
| South Africa | 392 | 1:138,208 | 15,952 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Tonga | 385 | 1:279 | 63 |
| Indonesia | 371 | 1:356,467 | 30,784 |
| Russia | 358 | 1:402,578 | 38,847 |
| Norway | 356 | 1:14,445 | 1,682 |
| Panama | 356 | 1:10,989 | 946 |
| Qatar | 325 | 1:7,255 | 788 |
| Greece | 319 | 1:34,733 | 5,460 |
| Finland | 315 | 1:17,450 | 2,489 |
| Chile | 299 | 1:58,918 | 2,535 |
| Jamaica | 230 | 1:12,478 | 1,261 |
| Bahrain | 206 | 1:6,547 | 1,173 |
| South Korea | 205 | 1:249,952 | 199 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Portugal | 179 | 1:58,202 | 3,162 |
| Luxembourg | 172 | 1:3,375 | 438 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Philippines | 156 | 1:648,963 | 68,172 |
| Wales | 143 | 1:21,640 | 2,298 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Mexico | 117 | 1:1,060,908 | 13,559 |
| Venezuela | 111 | 1:272,109 | 6,511 |
| Slovenia | 92 | 1:27,040 | 5,656 |
| Belarus | 81 | 1:117,297 | 17,225 |
| Estonia | 81 | 1:16,319 | 2,713 |
| Belize | 80 | 1:4,443 | 800 |
| Guam | 74 | 1:2,164 | 278 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| American Samoa | 66 | 1:845 | 92 |
| Northern Ireland | 63 | 1:29,286 | 3,099 |
| Mongolia | 58 | 1:48,712 | 4,102 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Laos | 49 | 1:134,456 | 157 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| Malta | 48 | 1:8,964 | 551 |
| Costa Rica | 47 | 1:101,704 | 1,717 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Kazakhstan | 33 | 1:535,833 | 38,572 |
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Micronesia | 26 | 1:4,086 | 572 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Romania | 25 | 1:803,115 | 51,863 |
| Cambodia | 20 | 1:774,357 | 4,921 |
| Honduras | 17 | 1:518,614 | 3,437 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Slovakia | 17 | 1:313,909 | 44,635 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| Armenia | 14 | 1:209,299 | 5,614 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Senegal | 8 | 1:1,822,418 | 4,361 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 1:147,479 | 8,354 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Faroe Islands | 5 | 1:9,800 | 861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Barbados | 4 | 1:71,862 | 1,737 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Cook Islands | 2 | 1:9,090 | 1,387 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
The alternate forms: Zhāng (10) & Zhańg (1) are calculated separately.
Zhang (24,114) may also be a first name.
Zhang Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The origin of this name goes back 4,500 years to a grandson of the legendary emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 BC), surnamed Hui. Hui invented the bow and arrow, and was put in charge of their production. In honor of his deeds, he was given as surname the character pronounced Zhang, which is composed of the symbols for 'bow' and 'long', meaning to 'stretch open a bow'.
- tyler6It is a surname that is derived originally from the Mandarin word zhang but the pronunciation is changed as the word is slightly different in the Hokchew dialect.
The word zhang (and therefore diong) is used as a collective word and means 'piece of'.
- jessjxdThis surname comes from Chinese romanization of zhang (張/张), meaning 'archer'.
- randomoZhang Demographics
Average Zhang Salary in
United States
$49,867 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zhang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhang (Arabic: زهانج, Russian: Жанг) is most common in China. It can be found as a variant: Zhāng or Zhańg. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3rd most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 74 people. The last name Zhang is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zhang live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 32,896th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 24,114 people.
This last name is most prevalent in China, where it is borne by 96,331,104 people, or 1 in 14. Aside from China this last name occurs in 186 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Zhang Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Buddhist (50%) in Russia.
In The United States Zhang are 8.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.53% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Zhang earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.84% less than the national average, earning €5,753 per year; in Norway they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning 333,909 kr per year; in Peru they earn 127.09% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,021 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning R 282,516 per year; in Vietnam they earn 62.94% more than the national average, earning 134,326,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $49,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $51,792 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhang in the Russian language | ||
| Жанг | zang | - |
| Zhang in the Arabic language | ||
| زهانج | zhanj | - |
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Zhang Reference & Research
Chang DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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