How common is the surname Heng?

3,819 people in the United States had the surname Heng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,845 Americans. It ranked 8,611th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Heng getting more or less common?

More common. 2,873 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,819 in 2010, up 33%.

Is Heng also a first name?

Yes. Heng is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Heng

A surname, carried by 3,819 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heng is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

From romanization of the Teochew pronunciation Hêng⁵ of Chinese 王, Mandarin Wáng.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,819 people named Heng in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,845 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,873.

#8,611

rank among US surnames

3,819

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+32.9%

change since 2000 (was #10,281)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,608	Lacour	3,822	80,781
#8,609	Borowski	3,821	80,802
#8,610	Felt	3,820	80,823
#8,611	Heng	3,819	80,845

Who is named Heng

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

83% of people named Heng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 83%
White (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Hing

Surnames that sound like Heng

Heng has the Soundex code H520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H520.

Questions

Where does the surname Heng come from?: From romanization of the Teochew pronunciation Hêng⁵ of Chinese 王, Mandarin Wáng.
How common is the surname Heng?: 3,819 people in the United States had the surname Heng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,845 Americans. It ranked 8,611th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heng?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Heng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Heng getting more or less common?: More common. 2,873 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,819 in 2010, up 33%.
What are other spellings of Heng?: Hing.
Is Heng also a first name?: Yes. Heng is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.