Explore the Family Name Tamang

The meaning of Tamang

Nepali, Bhutanese, and Indian (Sikkim and Darjeeling): ethnic name from the name of the Tamang people, who speak a Tibeto-Burman language and are Buddhists by religion.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tamang made a significant leap in the first decade of the 21st century. In 2000, it ranked 124,109 in terms of frequency but by 2010, it had climbed to the 23,100th position, marking an impressive 81.39% increase. The number of individuals with the Tamang surname in the U.S. also rose from 128 in 2000 to 1,105 in 2010, a surge of more than 763%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Tamang per 100,000 population increased from 0.05 to 0.37 during this period, experiencing a 640% growth rate.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#124,109	#23,100	81.39%
Count	128	1,105	763.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.37	640%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tamang

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts within the Tamang community between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander expanded from 78.91% to 91.49%, representing a 15.94% increase. Meanwhile, those claiming two or more races decreased from 10.16% to 4.89%, a drop of 51.87%. Similarly, the percentage of Tamangs identifying as white fell sharply by 67.85% from 7.03% to 2.26%. Individuals identifying as Black within the Tamang community also reduced drastically from 3.91% to 0.72%, marking an 81.59% decline. There were no changes recorded for Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities within the Tamang population.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	78.91%	91.49%	15.94%
Two or More Races	10.16%	4.89%	-51.87%
White	7.03%	2.26%	-67.85%
Black	3.91%	0.72%	-81.59%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%