The Hang surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,863 people carried this name — #5,101 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,900 people counted. That is up 27% from 5,406 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 578 people named Hang live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 75 people named Hang.
Most of them — 66 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
29 people named Hang live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
24 people named Hang have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 36 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
42 people named Hang is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Hang in American newspapers,
1903–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,950,215 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hang,
with a public archive behind them.
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Shijun Hang 1696–1773 · painter -
Hang Jileng 763–832
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Hang Ren 1256–
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Empress Hang 1427–1456
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Hang Xiong 1459–1525
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Hang Qisu 1619– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hang.
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