The Zang surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,103 people carried this name — #14,252 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 140,800 people counted. That is up 13% from 1,866 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 116 people named Zang 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 Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 68 people named Zang.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Paris.
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
25 people named Zang live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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.
Who carried it
People named Zang,
with a public archive behind them.
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Zang Gong d. 58 · politician
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Zang Keng d. 1202 · gentry
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Zang Xirang d. 774
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Zang Mou d. 827
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Zang Fengyan d. 857
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Cang Mengjie d. 1335
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zang.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Zang is.
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