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    The surname Bang

    A surname, carried by 4,676 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B520

    Bang: #7,153 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bang #7,153, 4,676 people Bang: #7,153 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bang #7,153, 4,676 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bang is more common than 95.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,676 people named Bang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 66,028 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,977.

    #7,153
    rank among US surnames
    4,676
    people in 2010
    1.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +17.6%
    change since 2000 (was #7,715)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,145Weng4,68065,971
    #7,148Toribio4,67965,985
    #7,151Barta4,67865,999
    #7,153Bang4,67666,028
    #7,155Sain4,67566,042
    #7,157Enciso4,67466,056
    #7,160Nasser4,67366,070

    Who is named Bang

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

    66% of people named Bang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 66%
    • White (not Hispanic) 30%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

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

    Famous Bangs

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bang Chan
      Australian-South Korean singer, rapper and music producer (born 1997)
    • Mary Jo Bang
      American poet, born 1946
    • Vivian Bang
      American actress, born 1973

    Notable Bangs come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bang

    Bang has the Soundex code B520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bang?
    4,676 people in the United States had the surname Bang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,028 Americans. It ranked 7,153rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bang?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Bang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bang?
    Bang Chan, Australian-South Korean singer, rapper and music producer (born 1997), followed by Mary Jo Bang.
    Where is the surname Bang most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bang in the United States and Australia.
    Is the surname Bang getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,977 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,676 in 2010, up 18%.