Explore the Family Name Hlaing

The meaning of Hlaing

Burmese: from a personal name usually forming part of a compound name, from hlaing ‘to be abundant’. — Note: Since Burmese do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hlaing has considerably increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 115,489th in terms of popularity, with a count of 140. By 2010, the rank improved significantly to 56,195, with the number of individuals carrying this name increasing to 364. This represents an impressive growth rate of 160% over the decade. Concurrently, the proportion of the U.S. population with the Hlaing surname per 100,000 people also rose from 0.05 to 0.12, showing a substantial 140% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#115,489	#56,195	51.34%
Count	140	364	160%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.12	140%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hlaing

In relation to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the surname Hlaing identifies as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group's representation increased slightly from 94.29% in 2000 to 95.60% in 2010. There was also a small emergence of individuals identifying as White, making up 1.37% of the Hlaing surname holders in 2010, a category not represented in 2000. However, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races declined by approximately 30.81%. There were no recorded instances of this surname among individuals identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both given years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	94.29%	95.6%	1.39%
Two or More Races	3.57%	2.47%	-30.81%
White	0%	1.37%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%