Throughout the world, ชัง (Chang 
, ชัง 
) is a common epicene first name. The forename ชัง is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, the United States, and Taiwan. More prevalently, ชัง is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chang | Taiwan, United States, Indonesia, Malaysia, China |
| ชัง | Thailand |
ชัง is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chang , the fictional character from Star Trek, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; Chang Wufei , the fictional character from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing; Chang Koehan , the fictional character from The King of Fighters, The King of Fighters XIV; Chang Chong-Chen , the fictional character in Tintin, The Adventures of Tintin and Chang Ersao , the Jin Ping Mei character, among other works.