How common is the surname Kang?

32,221 people in the United States had the surname Kang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,582 Americans. It ranked 1,084th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kang?

Sung Kang, American actor, followed by Tim Kang.

Where is the surname Kang most common?

Wikidata records people named Kang in the United States.

Is the surname Kang getting more or less common?

More common. 23,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,221 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Kang

A Korean surname, carried by 32,221 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kang is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

Korean origin

Borrowed from Korean 강(姜) (Gang), Mandarin 康 (Kāng) or Hokkien 江 (Kang).

One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 32,221 people named Kang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,582 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,565.

#1,084

rank among US surnames

32,221

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+36.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,380)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,075	Slater	32,584	9,475
#1,076	Albert	32,507	9,498
#1,077	Justice	32,480	9,506
#1,078	Osborn	32,439	9,518
#1,079	Carver	32,415	9,525
#1,080	Lancaster	32,362	9,540
#1,081	Goff	32,298	9,559

Who is named Kang

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

94% of people named Kang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
White (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%

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

Famous Kangs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sung Kang
American actor, born 1972
Tim Kang
American actor, born 1973
Angela Kang
American television writer (born 1976)
Danielle Kang
American professional golfer, born 1992
Eyvind Kang
American musician, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kang

Kang has the Soundex code K520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K520.

Other Korean surnames

All 42 Korean surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kang come from?: Borrowed from Korean 강(姜) (Gang), Mandarin 康 (Kāng) or Hokkien 江 (Kang).
How common is the surname Kang?: 32,221 people in the United States had the surname Kang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,582 Americans. It ranked 1,084th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kang?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kang?: Sung Kang, American actor, followed by Tim Kang.
Where is the surname Kang most common?: Wikidata records people named Kang in the United States.
Is the surname Kang getting more or less common?: More common. 23,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,221 in 2010, up 37%.