Shang is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shang
No. of characters: 5
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shang

How popular is Shang?

Shang is common in China.

Shang is ranked 346 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shangs grew by 49.65326 per cent to 1079 since 2000 and ranked 23532 after elevating 7020 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 91.2 88.49
White 5.1 7.63
Black 1.95 1.66
Others 1.39 1.39
Shang is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 1420338 people have been found who wears Shang as their family name. Shang is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
1,031 South Korea8
275,830 Ukraine8
2,370 Iraq5
734 Myanmar4
32,695 Nigeria3
2,672 Mozambique3
20,186 Kenya2
19,093 Finland2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
12,161 Wales2
24,269 Peru2
34,572 Israel2
23,344 Austria2
44,018 Poland2
23,858 Iran2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
8,181 Botswana1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
15,162 Costa Rica1
10,190 Bahrain1
6,820 Angola1
120,357 Argentina1
9,116 Nicaragua1
123,175 Tanzania1
573 Vanuatu1
7,292 Vietnam1
29,774 Venezuela1
3,275 Nepal1
2,724 New Caledonia1
5,467 Haiti1
56,169 Mexico1
2,505 Congo1
21,562 Portugal1
24,176 Qatar1
36,814 Romania1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
24,771 Colombia1
17,575 Kuwait1
34,581 Chile1
17,768 Pakistan1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
4,249 Cambodia1
5,872 Namibia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
33,012 Belgium45
21,712 Sweden44
17,488 Norway39
7,570 Ireland38
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
313,372 Russia23
3,329 Japan21
18,457 Scotland20
23,914 Denmark20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
190,119 India77
9,157 New Zealand76
32,530 Netherlands71
78,184 Italy67
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Shang:
12,030 Germany841
3,320 Malaysia734
515 Hong Kong581
7,445 Canada560
935 Singapore497
12,466 England484
5,685 Ghana479
6,576 Australia440
22,942 France429
39,199 Philippines258
60,142 Indonesia147
39,125 South Africa128
524 Macau107
26,136 Spain102
Countries with thousands of Shang:
184 Taiwan5,505
19,708 United States1,635
3,271 Cameroon1,090
Countries with millions of Shang:
123 China1,405,506
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Shang Namesakes

  • Aalok Shangvi, Dilip Shanghvi's son
  • Lu Shanglei, Chess Player
  • Li Shangyin, Poet
  • Emperor Shang of Tang, Princess
  • Cai Shangjun, Film director
  • Ntozake Shange, Playwright
  • Cai Shangjun, Film director
  • John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Saint
  • Li Shangjin, Emperor Gaozong of Tang's daughter
  • Emperor Shang of Tang, Princess
  • Changrong Shang characterized leading character of N in 2014 musical flick Farewell My Concubine: the Beijing Opera.
  • In 1985 drama movie, Zhu fan zai ni shen bian, Lijuan Shang characterized N.
  • Hua Shang played leading character of Liao Yun in 2011 romance movie Lovers in the Water.

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