# Ang (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ang/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Hokkien.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,413 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,525 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 90,462 people |
| Change since 2000 | +33% (2,562 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ̯ŋ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 洪 (Âng).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ang in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 6.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 84% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ang in Indonesia.

## People named Ang

- Muljadi, badminton player (1942-2010)

## Similar surnames

Aung, Ange, Amos, Ames, Amezcua, Amick, Annis, Amico, Amis, Auyeung, Amescua.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.