Given name & surname

Jhang

Jhang is a surname from Mandarin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jhang comes from Mandarin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Mandarin ^張 (Zhāng).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Jhang’s family of names

In Filipino usage, Jhang has a related form in John. In English usage, Jhang as a surname has a related form in Chang. In English usage, Jhang as a surname has a related form in Chang.

Walk Jhang’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Jhang has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Chinese roots to each of them.

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3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Jhang, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Chinese

Jang

Jang is a surname from Korean, ultimately from Chinese.

No U.S. birth series

53% boys · 47% girls

Chinese

Đặng

Đặng is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

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Korean

Whang

Whang is a surname from Chinese, ultimately from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

38% boys · 62% girls

Chinese

Hàng

Hàng is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

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Chinese

Thắng

Thắng is a unisex given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Chinese

Hằng

Hằng is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Chinese

Tăng

Tăng is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

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Chinese

Tsang

Tsang is a surname from Cantonese.

No U.S. birth series

45% boys · 55% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jhang’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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