How common is the surname Tamang?

1,105 people in the United States had the surname Tamang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 279,408 Americans. It ranked 23,100th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Tamang getting more or less common?

More common. 128 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,105 in 2010, up 763%.

The surname Tamang

A surname, carried by 1,105 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tamang is more common than 85.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,105 people named Tamang in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 279,408 Americans. That is up 763% since 2000, when the Census counted 128.

#23,100

rank among US surnames

1,105

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+763.3%

change since 2000 (was #124,109)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#23,096	Lade	1,106	279,155
#23,100	Huckabay	1,105	279,408

Who is named Tamang

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

91% of people named Tamang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.9% as two or more races and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
Two or more races 4.9%
White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

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

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

Questions

How common is the surname Tamang?: 1,105 people in the United States had the surname Tamang in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 279,408 Americans. It ranked 23,100th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tamang?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Tamang identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.9% as two or more races.
Is the surname Tamang getting more or less common?: More common. 128 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,105 in 2010, up 763%.