First Name KANG

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • KANG is ranked as the 3429th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,453.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.4 people named KANG for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 87% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named KANG is 149.
  • The SSA data also shows that KANG is used as a girl's name 74% of the time.

First Names KANG
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,453 +/-5.3%
  • National Rank 3,429
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 149
  • National Rank 26,952
  • Percentile Rank 70.85%
  • Proportion/100k 0.05

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KANG is 20.5% White, 1.5% Hispanic origin, 5.4% Black, 69.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.6% Two or More Races, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name KANG have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name KANG is included in the following name categories:
  • South Korean surname
  • Chinese Common surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Chinese surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name KANG

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 20.5% 63.9% -43.4%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 5.4% 12.3% -6.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 69.8% 4.9% 64.9%
Two or more races 2.6% 1.8% 0.8%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named KANG is California where 1,750 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named KANG, as 4.67 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Carolina (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 37 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names KANG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 167 1.3 93.7% Indiana 22 0.33 78.1% Iowa 7 0.24 69.7% Kansas 35 1.21 80.1% Michigan 46 0.46 91.6% Minnesota 88 1.61 93.6% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 27 0.24 80.9% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 47 0.81 90.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name KANG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 167 1.3 93.7%
Indiana 22 0.33 78.1%
Iowa 7 0.24 69.7%
Kansas 35 1.21 80.1%
Michigan 46 0.46 91.6%
Minnesota 88 1.61 93.6%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 27 0.24 80.9%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 47 0.81 90.3%
West State Statistics First-Names KANG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 31.1% Arizona 34 0.5 77.3% California 1,750 4.51 98.5% Colorado 47 0.88 84.1% Hawaii 66 4.67 89.1% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 28 0.97 74.2% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 51 1.29 83.9% Utah 17 0.56 62.7% Washington 141 2 94.5% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name KANG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 31.1%
Arizona 34 0.5 77.3%
California 1,750 4.51 98.5%
Colorado 47 0.88 84.1%
Hawaii 66 4.67 89.1%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 28 0.97 74.2%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 51 1.29 83.9%
Utah 17 0.56 62.7%
Washington 141 2 94.5%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names KANG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 64.9% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 36 0.54 75.6% New Hampshire 9 0.7 27.4% New Jersey 83 0.93 87.9% New York 519 2.63 97.5% Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.8% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name KANG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 64.9%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 75.6%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 27.4%
New Jersey 83 0.93 87.9%
New York 519 2.63 97.5%
Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.8%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names KANG State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 40 0.83 85.7% Arkansas 13 0.43 63.5% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 27.0% Florida 115 0.58 94.6% Georgia 133 1.32 93.6% Kentucky 26 0.59 78.1% Louisiana 13 0.29 64.2% Maryland 160 2.68 94.8% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 51 0.51 91.0% Oklahoma 7 0.18 29.0% South Carolina 6 0.13 28.3% Tennessee 10 0.16 62.8% Texas 252 0.93 96.0% Virginia 229 2.75 95.0% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name KANG

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 40 0.83 85.7%
Arkansas 13 0.43 63.5%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 27.0%
Florida 115 0.58 94.6%
Georgia 133 1.32 93.6%
Kentucky 26 0.59 78.1%
Louisiana 13 0.29 64.2%
Maryland 160 2.68 94.8%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 51 0.51 91.0%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 29.0%
South Carolina 6 0.13 28.3%
Tennessee 10 0.16 62.8%
Texas 252 0.93 96.0%
Virginia 229 2.75 95.0%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with KANG as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have KANG as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named KANG.

The most popular full name is KANG Lee. 13.87% of all the people named KANG have this family name.

There are 345 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name KANG

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 KANG Lee 13.87%
2 KANG Kim 4.28%
3 KANG Chen 2.61%
4 KANG Wang 2.19%
5 KANG Choi 1.88%
6 KANG Liu 1.67%
7 KANG Park 1.56%
8 KANG Yang 1.56%
9 KANG Chan 1.46%
10 KANG Huang 1.46%
11 KANG Yi 1.46%
12 KANG Wong 1.36%
13 KANG Li 1.25%
14 KANG Sun 1.25%
15 KANG Cho 1.04%
16 KANG Lin 0.94%
17 KANG Yu 0.94%
18 KANG Zhang 0.94%
19 KANG Ko 0.83%
20 KANG Thao 0.83%