How common is the last name Yang?

139,210 people in the United States have the last name Yang, about 1 in 2,147. It ranks #199 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

YANG

#199

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
139,210
About
1 in 2,147
This common or more
22.5%
Who bears it

Of the 139,210 people with the last name Yang, 96% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.9% as White and 1.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Yang

#197 Stephens · 139,485#198 Ferguson · 139,234#200 Le · 138,532#201 Ryan · 137,599

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Yang, most common first.

#84,231 Yank · 240#110,961 Yanz · 169#126,357 Yango · 142

Also a first name

As a first name, Yang ranks #2,485 of 53,615, with 9,900 people. See Yang as a first name

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