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(''Sāng''). A

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Distribution

Sang was unlisted among the 100-most-common surnames in

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in 2005. It was the 16,712nd most common name in United States during the 2000 US Census.

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History

Sang literally means "

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form has been reconstructed as ''*sˤaŋ'', but it was already ''Sang'' by the time of

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List of persons with the surname

* Sang Guowei (b. 1941), Chinese politician *

Sang Hongyang Sang Hongyang (Chinese: ; c. 152–80 BC) was a Chinese politician. He was a prominent official of the Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Wu of Han and his successor Emperor Zhao. He is famous for his economic policies during the reign of Emperor ...

(c. 152–80 BC),

Han Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...

-era official *

Sang Lan Sang Lan (; born 11 June 1981) is a former Chinese gymnast and television personality. She is currently a student and advocates for improved conditions for disabled people within China. Athletic career and injury Sang achieved excellence in gym ...

(b. 1981), Chinese gymnast and television personality *

Samantha Sang Cheryl Lau Sang (born 5 August 1951), known professionally as Samantha Sang, is an Australian singer. She had an earlier career as a teenage singer under the stage name Cheryl Gray, before adopting the stage name she is more widely known as in 1 ...

(b. 1951), the stage name of the

Chinese-Australian Chinese Australians () are Australians of Overseas Chinese, Chinese ancestry. Chinese Australians are one of the largest groups within the global Overseas Chinese, Chinese diaspora, and are the largest Asian Australian community. Per capita, Au ...

singer Cheryl Lau Sang * Stephanie Sang Xu (b. 1986),

table tennis player * Sang Xue (b. 1984), Chinese diver *

Sang Yang Sang Yang (Chinese: , ''Sāng Yáng''; born: 17 July 1982) is a retired Chinese badminton player and former Olympian from Zhejiang. Career Sang started representing China in the junior tournament, and at the 1998 and 2000 Asian Junior Champio ...

(b. 1982), Chinese badminton player * Tom Sang (b. 1999), football player from Liverpool, England

References

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