Whang is used as a family name or surname in South Korea. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whang
No. of characters: 5
Origin: South Korea
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Whang

How popular is Whang?

Whang is common in South Korea.

Whang is ranked 31806 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whang bearers increased by 4.461222 per cent in 2010 US census to 1522 since 2000, the surname slipped by 519 spots and ranked at 18253. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 93.17 91.97
White 2.89 3.98
Others 2.3 2.88
Hispanic or Latino 0.99 0.48
Black 0.66 0.69
Whang is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Korea which signifies that it is originated from South Korea. Around 15743 people have been found who wears Whang as their family name. Whang is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
112,145 Spain7
139,444 Brazil2
18,625 Japan2
1,333 Guam2
24,771 Colombia1
277,603 France1
172,258 Germany1
107,212 South Africa1
897,276 Russia1
17,236 Ghana1
4,171 Rwanda1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
94,027 England32
67,388 Australia26
2,558 China17
7,162 Thailand15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
90,926 Indonesia89
3,257 Hong Kong71
18,012 Peru57
Countries with hundreds of Whang:
19,799 Philippines709
642 Taiwan637
25,276 Canada137
2,817 Singapore124
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Whang:
16,823 United States1,963
Countries with ten thousands of Whang:
143 South Korea11,735
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Whang Namesakes

  • Suzanne Whang, Television actor
  • Nancy Whang, Singer
  • Suzanne Whang, Television actor
  • Nancy Whang, Singer

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