Kang

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kang"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 강(姜) (Gang), Mandarin 康 (Kāng) or Hokkien 江 (Kang).

Pronunciation

• enPR: käng (Mandarin)

Proper noun

Kang (plural Kangs)

1. A surname.
   1. A surname from Korean.
   2. A surname from Chinese.
   3. Alternative form of Kangabam surname of Meitei origin
   4. Alternative form of Kangjam surname of Meitei origin
   5. Alternative form of Kangujam surname of Meitei origin

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kang is the 1,084^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32,221 individuals. Kang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.86%) individuals.

Anagrams

• gank, knag

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 江 (Kang) or 康 (Khang).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋ/ [ˈkaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: Kang

Proper noun

Kang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜅ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien