Tsang

surname · Latin script

Meaning: Chapter

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/sæŋ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Tsang is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country. In Hong Kong it is the 18th most common surname.

rarermore common
  • HKHong Kong≈1 in 146(inferred from the name graph)
  • CNChina≈1 in 73as Zhang
  • SGSingapore≈1 in 749as Zhang

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Tsang itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈19,000,000 named Zhang, est.

#552 (measured from records)

of 19M surnames

5 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
491 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 146 (inferred from the name graph)

Hong Kong, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

ZhangLatin(measured from records)
ЧжанCyrillic(measured from records)
ซางThai(measured from records)
ΤσανγκGreek(measured from records)
ჟანგGeorgian(measured from records)

2 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Zhang in US United States, CN China, AU Australia and 2 more and Chang in TW Taiwan.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Chapter

Sources 1

  • A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Tsang counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Tsang is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China#227≈19,000,000 est.≈1 in 73—Zhang275
US United States#28781,939as Chang1 in 4.1K122KZhang491
HK Hong Kong#18≈50,000 est.≈1 in 146—Zhang130
TW Taiwan#96≈25,000 est.≈1 in 928—Chang235
AU Australia#44≈25,000 est.≈1 in 1K—Zhang262
SG Singapore#24≈8,300 est.≈1 in 749—Zhang142

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Tsang is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In wuu, Section (of a book)

    as a wordA Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

  • In wuu, Competition

    as a wordAn English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

  • In wuu, Altercate

    as a wordAn English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

  • In wuu, Wrangle

    as a wordAn English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

  • In wuu, Elder

    as a wordAn English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

120014001600180020002200Zheng He, b. 1371Koxinga, b. 1624Taksin, b. 1734Rama I, b. 1737Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, b. 1768Kenneth Tsang, b. 1935Carrie Lam, b. 1957Derek Tsang, b. 1979Zheng Zhi, b. 1980Zheng Qinwen, b. 2002
  • Zheng Heb. 1371CNnot in their usual nameChinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
  • Koxingab. 1624JPnot in their usual name17th-century Chinese military leader and first King of Tungning
  • Taksinb. 1734THnot in their usual nameKing of Siam
  • Rama Ib. 1737THnot in their usual nameKing of Siam (1737–1809)
  • Buddha Loetla Nabhalaib. 1768THnot in their usual nameKing of Siam
  • Kenneth Tsangb. 1935CNHong Kong actor (1935–2022)
  • Carrie Lamb. 1957GBnot in their usual nameformer Chief Executive of Hong Kong
  • Derek Tsangb. 1979CNactor and director from Hong Kong
  • Zheng Zhib. 1980CNnot in their usual nameChinese footballer
  • Zheng Qinwenb. 2002CNnot in their usual nameChinese tennis player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Mr Tsang,
InformalHi Tsang,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 28 sources across 18 countries.

Official registers attesting Tsang
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 201020106.9K#5,103
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 202020206.8K#5,011
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 200020005.9K#5,392
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 3

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Tsang mean, and where does it come from?
Chapter Recorded by A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect.
How do you pronounce Tsang?
A machine transcription gives /sæŋ/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Tsang have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 19 million people named Zhang in China, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Tsang?
In the United States, the national register counted 81,939 people named Chang in 2010, about 1 in 4.1 thousand residents.
How common is Tsang compared with other names?
In China, Tsang is the 227th most common surname of 142,871 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Tsang” — the 227th most common surname in China. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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