How common is the surname Weng?

4,680 people in the United States had the surname Weng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,971 Americans. It ranked 7,145th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Weng getting more or less common?

More common. 2,658 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,680 in 2010, up 76%.

The surname Weng

A surname, carried by 4,680 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weng is more common than 95.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,680 people named Weng in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,971 Americans. That is up 76% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,658.

#7,145

rank among US surnames

4,680

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+76.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,982)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,141	Revels	4,683	65,929
#7,142	Kunkle	4,682	65,943
#7,143	Kulp	4,681	65,957
#7,145	Weng	4,680	65,971
#7,148	Toribio	4,679	65,985

Who is named Weng

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

90% of people named Weng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Weng

Weng has the Soundex code W520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W520.

Questions

How common is the surname Weng?: 4,680 people in the United States had the surname Weng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,971 Americans. It ranked 7,145th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weng?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Weng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Weng getting more or less common?: More common. 2,658 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,680 in 2010, up 76%.