Zhāng Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Sweden

Zhāng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhāng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China61:227,886,92811,701
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Zhang (97,975,341) & Zhańg (1) are calculated separately.

Zhāng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhāng occurs in China more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Zhang or Zhańg. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhāng? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Zhāng is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Zhāng reside; 60 percent reside in East Asia and 60 percent reside in Sino-East Asia.

The last name Zhāng is most widely held in China, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 227,886,928. Beside China Zhāng exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhang9397,975,341/
Zhańg871/
Zhong806,326,704/
Zahng8031/
Zohng805/
Zhòng803/
Zheung7359/
Zahang7328/
Dzhang7325/
Zhaung7315/
Zhoung7312/
Zzhang739/
Zhangh738/
Jzhang737/
Zhangz737/
Czhang736/
Zhangt735/
Dzhong735/
Zchang735/
Zhhang734/
Zhaang734/
Zhanng733/
Zheing733/
Zzhong731/
Zhzang731/
Zhangp731/
Zhomng731/
Hzhang731/
Zhaing731/
Zhangȇ731/
Xzhang731/
Zhangg731/
Zhangs731/
Zhahng731/
Zhangq731/
Zhan672,036,611/
Zong67485,182/
Zang67484,332/
Zhangke67157/
Zhon6776/
Zhongke6720/
Zhoting6714/
Zhangqu6712/
Záhn675/
Záng672/
Zhàn671/
Ztchong671/
Zhangqh671/
Dzhanng671/
Zhangsh671/
Zhheang671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zhāng
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