How common is the surname Ang?

3,413 people in the United States had the surname Ang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,462 Americans. It ranked 9,525th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ang?

Muljadi, badminton player (1942-2010).

Where is the surname Ang most common?

Wikidata records people named Ang in Indonesia.

How do you pronounce Ang?

Ang is /ˈeɪ̯ŋ/, one syllable.

Is the surname Ang getting more or less common?

More common. 2,562 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,413 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Ang

A Chinese surname, carried by 3,413 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈeɪ̯ŋ/ 1 syllable Soundex A520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ang is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Borrowed from Hokkien 洪 (Âng).

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,413 people named Ang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,462 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,562.

#9,525

rank among US surnames

3,413

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+33.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,317)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,520	Mikesell	3,415	90,409
#9,524	Dinger	3,414	90,435
#9,525	Ang	3,413	90,462
#9,527	Catania	3,412	90,488
#9,529	Khang	3,411	90,515
#9,531	Carle	3,410	90,541

Who is named Ang

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Ang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Angs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Muljadi
Badminton player (1942-2010)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ang

Ang has the Soundex code A520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A520.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ang come from?: Borrowed from Hokkien 洪 (Âng).
How common is the surname Ang?: 3,413 people in the United States had the surname Ang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,462 Americans. It ranked 9,525th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ang?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Ang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ang?: Muljadi, badminton player (1942-2010).
Where is the surname Ang most common?: Wikidata records people named Ang in Indonesia.
How do you pronounce Ang?: Ang is /ˈeɪ̯ŋ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Ang getting more or less common?: More common. 2,562 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,413 in 2010, up 33%.