Explore the Family Name Bango

The meaning of Bango

1. Spanish: habitational name from Bango in the district of Corvera (Asturias). 2. Hungarian (Bangó): nickname from bangó ‘awkward’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Francisco, Luis, Reinaldo, Abelino, Adalberto, Angel, Enrique, Eugenio, Jesus, Jose, Lourdes.

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How common is the last name Bango in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bango has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, Bango was ranked 39,499th in popularity and dropped to 43,811th by 2010, reflecting a change of -10.92%. The count of individuals with the surname also fell from 524 to 492 during this period, marking a decline of -6.11%. Consequently, the proportion of Bangos per 100,000 people decreased by -10.53%, from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,499	#43,811	-10.92%
Count	524	492	-6.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bango

As for ethnicity, the census data indicates that there have been changes in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Bango between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of Bango individuals identifying as White dropped from 75.57% to 69.51%, the proportions of those with Hispanic and Black ethnicities increased by 16.14% and 44.57%, respectively. Interestingly, the percentage of Bangos identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant rise of 156.84%, albeit from a relatively low base of 0.95% in 2000. Those who identified as belonging to two or more races went down to zero, and there were no respondents identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.57%	69.51%	-8.02%
Hispanic	16.98%	19.72%	16.14%
Black	5.34%	7.72%	44.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.95%	2.44%	156.84%
Two or More Races	1.15%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%