Throughout the world, Tang (Tang 
, 唐 , タン 
, and others...) is a common gender-neutral first name. The forename Tang is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is quite a common unisex name, Macao, and Singapore (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in China, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. Much more prevalently, Tang is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Tang | China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, United States |
| 唐 | China |
| タン | Japan |
| แตง, ตัง | Thailand |
| Тан | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
| Танг | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| טאנג | Israel |
Chan, Dang, Deng, Dèng, Itanghi, Jeng, Taang, Tanga, Tange, Tanghe, Tangi, Tangle, Tangon, Tank, Tanğ, Tañg, Taŋ, Taｎg, Tchang, Teng, Thang, Thng, Tjan, Tong, Tonge, Tongue, Tsang, Tseng, Tzeng, Tàng, Táng, Tánɡ, Tâng, Tång, Tānɡ, Tăng, Tąńĝ, Tạng, Tảng, Tẩng, Tẫng, Tậng, Tắng, Tằng, Tẳng, Tặng, Zeng, Zēng, Đường, Đằng,
Tang is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tang Shen , the fictional character in the 2012–2017 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated television series; Tang Shen , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character; Don Lothario , the fictional character from The Sims video game series, The Sims 4; Don Draper , the fictional character from Mad Men and Don Camillo , the fictional character, and in many other works.
| di tang (b. 1296) |
|
|
| tang wei politician (b. 1410) |
|
|
| tang sheng politician (b. 1428) |
|
|
| tang xiang Ming dynasty person CBDB = 199797 (b. 1444) |
|
|
| tang gui Ming dynasty person CBDB = 34217 (b. 1448) |
|
|
| tang long Ming dynasty person CBDB = 68335 (b. 1475) |
|
|
| tang fen Qing dynasty person CBDB = 75514 (b. 1623) |
|
|
| zhou tang Chinese painter (b. 1806) |
|
|
| hune cheung tang botanist (b. 1918) |
|
|
| reinhardt van der tang NL (b. 1911) |
|
|
| yan cheng tang botanist (1926-2016) (b. 1926) |
|
|
|
wong chi tang Hong Kong football referee, CN (b. 1979) |
|
| pei hsien tang magical information (b. 1930) |
|
|
| chung liang tang American physicist, US (b. 1934) |
|
|
| sin yao tang botanist (b. 1934) |
|