as a Last Name
- 19,855
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Kang
Meaning & Origins
Chinese 康: from the name of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who was granted the state of Wei (see Wei 3) soon after the founding of the Zhou dynasty in 1122 BC. Many of his descendants later adopted Kang as their surname. Another source of the name comes from the Kang Ju tribe, who moved into China from central Asia during the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), and adopted their tribal name, Kang, as their surname.
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 19,855
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Kang per capita
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