Family name 양 (Yang 
, 让 , 养 , along with others...) , worldwide, is a prevalent cognomen. The surname 양 is habitual in Cayman Islands, where it is a widespread surname, China, and British Virgin Islands (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in China, South Korea, and the United States. Much less frequently, 양 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Yang | Taiwan, United States, Indonesia, Malaysia, China |
| 让, 养, 讓, 養 | China |
| 양 | South Korea |
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양전백 KR (b. 1869) |
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양유찬 South Korean Ambassador to the United States, KR (b. 1897) |
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양경종 Ethnic Korean soldier in the Imperial Japanese Army, Soviet Red Army, and German Wehrmacht, US (b. 1920) |
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| 양기탁 president of Korea (1871-1938), KR (b. 1871) |
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양성철 Korean politician, KR (b. 1939) |
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양승춘 South Korean designer (1940-2017), KR (b. 1940) |
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| 양원용 South Korean lawyer, KR (b. 1895) |
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| 양 재창 (b. 1885) |
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양희은 South Korean singer, KR (b. 1952) |
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| 양주동 South Korean poet (1903-1977), KR (b. 1903) |
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양정모 South Korean sport wrestler, KR (b. 1953) |
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| 양홍기 KR (b. 1894) |
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양귀자 South Korean writer, KR (b. 1955) |
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| 양세봉 KP (b. 1896) |
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| 양우조 KR (b. 1897) |
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