Bang is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bang
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Surname Bang is form of the Bing. See Byng - From the occurrence of such compounds as Bingley, Bingham, Bingfield, in names of places, it is highly probable that Bing, or Byng, was an ancient personal name.

Dweller near a mound or embankment.

Lastname is variant of the Byng. From the occurrence of such compounds as Bingley, Bingham, Bingfield, in names of places, it is highly probable that Bing, or Byng, was an ancient personal name.

How popular is Bang?

Bang is common in Vietnam, South Sudan, India, United States, Cambodia, Cameroon, Denmark, Indonesia, Norway, South Korea, Papua New Guinea, Chad, Gabon, Bangladesh, Germany, Canada, Malaysia, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Sweden, Afghanistan, Kenya, Australia, Brazil, Pakistan, New Zealand, England.

Bang is ranked 10296 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bangs grew by 17.58 per cent to 4676 since 2000 and ranked 7153 after elevating 562 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 66.17 59.22
White 29.83 37.06
Others 1.56 1.53
Black 1.18 1.46
Hispanic or Latino 1.07 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.19 0
Bang is quite popular family name mostly used in Vietnam however South Sudan is ahead in terms of density. Around 54694 people have been found who wears Bang as their family name. Bang is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bang:
234 Vietnam12,838
Countries with thousands of Bang:
273 South Sudan8,455
6,349 India7,957
7,559 United States5,605
741 Cambodia2,857
1,128 Cameroon2,392
235 Denmark1,987
7,465 Indonesia1,909
315 Norway1,478
Countries with hundreds of Bang:
149 South Korea843
1,276 Papua New Guinea598
2,818 Chad578
592 Gabon556
8,696 Bangladesh541
18,547 Germany519
8,131 Canada517
4,385 Malaysia512
34,290 Philippines456
2,400 United Arab Emirates442
398 China410
27,837 Thailand410
1,008 Taiwan224
3,548 Sweden218
3,235 Afghanistan212
15,979 Kenya203
14,542 Australia201
37,399 Brazil201
13,447 Pakistan168
4,971 New Zealand159
26,171 England151
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,397 Singapore90
3,215 Qatar78
53,327 Iran61
33,159 Spain58
2,371 Hong Kong56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,946 Finland50
108,818 Nigeria47
15,901 Switzerland47
35,739 Belgium37
158,669 France37
3,038 Sudan36
46,668 Netherlands35
74,988 Argentina33
27,059 Mexico29
122,818 DR Congo27
90,678 South Africa27
62 North Korea25
14,824 Dominican Republic23
12,191 Scotland22
297 Greenland21
20,476 Chile17
11,907 Ethiopia16
61,025 Austria12
19,471 Estonia12
2,098 Guam12
45,407 Japan12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,599 Iceland10
111,715 Italy10
48,153 Egypt9
11,581 Ghana9
49,203 Hungary9
9,127 Paraguay8
68,299 Israel7
1,791 Brunei6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

11 months old Anna Bang who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on May 18, 1850 by Harbinger put out from Havre. Margareth Bang, aged 30, Peter Bang (31), Wilhelm Bang, aged 2 months old, William Bang (20) Joiner, 20 years old Anna-Elise Bang, 22 years old Dorothea Bang, 4 years old Jean Bang, 9 years old Barbara Bang, and 72 other Bang around 40% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and servant, merchant migrated to US.

Bang Namesakes

  • Nina Bang, Danish social democratic politician and historian
  • Peter Georg Bang, Danish politician and jurist
  • Ove Bang, Norwegian architect
  • Anton Christian Bang, Norwegian theologian
  • Thomas Cathinco Bang, was Norwegian Minister of the Interior in 1884
  • Bernhard Bang, Danish veterinarian
  • Herman Bang, Danish journalist and author
  • Billy Bang, American free jazz violinist and composer
  • Ippongi Bang, multimedia and manga artist, born January 4, 1965
  • Molly Bang, American illustrator
  • The Bang, South African indie pop band from Johannesburg

Bang Namesakes

  • Nina Bang, Danish social democratic politician and historian
  • Peter Georg Bang, Danish politician and jurist
  • Ove Bang, Norwegian architect
  • Anton Christian Bang, Norwegian theologian
  • Thomas Cathinco Bang, was Norwegian Minister of the Interior in 1884
  • Bernhard Bang, Danish veterinarian
  • Herman Bang, Danish journalist and author
  • Billy Bang, American free jazz violinist and composer
  • Ippongi Bang, multimedia and manga artist, born January 4, 1965
  • Molly Bang, American illustrator
  • The Bang, South African indie pop band from Johannesburg

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