How common is the last name Hwang?

19,009 people in the United States have the last name Hwang, about 1 in 15,724. It ranks #1,855 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HWANG

#1,855

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
19,009
About
1 in 15,724
This common or more
46.9%
Who bears it

Of the 19,009 people with the last name Hwang, 94.5% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.2% as White and 2.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Hwang

#1,853 Blount · 19,017#1,854 Crocker · 19,016#1,856 Vallejo · 18,999#1,857 Dick · 18,994

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hwang, most common first.

#131,120 Hwong · 135

Also a first name

As a first name, Hwang ranks #46,524 of 53,615, with 143 people. See Hwang as a first name

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