San Wang Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

San Wang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Wang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

San Wang Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name San Wang Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname San Wang occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name San Wang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of San Wang live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

San Wang is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 80 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found. Outside of The United States San Wang occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 27 percent are found and Belgium, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Hwang941/
San Wan932/
San Wong8854/
San Hwan882/
San Vang881/
San Huang822/
San Uan802/
San Won801/
San Vong754/
San Hwam752/
San-Wong751/
San Huan751/
San Banh751/
San Voong711/
San Von671/
San Boon631/
San Woom631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to San Wang
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