Wang Surname

1st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107,002,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Wang Surname Definition:

(Chinese) The prince; yellow.

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Wang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China105,459,4821:131
Taiwan943,8291:256
United States142,6641:2,541254
Thailand84,3691:8374
Singapore78,1111:716
Hong Kong60,7761:12133
Canada34,7001:1,06264
South Korea26,5211:1,93265
Laos22,8781:288110
Australia20,4561:1,320133
Spain13,0331:3,587433
Malaysia11,9771:2,463371
South Sudan8,9831:1,271254
Macau8,3091:7214
Myanmar7,6831:6,760240
England6,9461:8,0221,181
France6,8291:9,727923
Germany4,6851:17,1842,267
Japan4,2841:29,8422,930
Sudan3,9201:9,5691,352
Angola3,5491:7,605975
United Arab Emirates3,5351:2,592316
Cameroon2,7531:7,544944
Norway2,3721:2,168182
Netherlands2,3251:7,263854
Sweden2,1141:4,658444
New Zealand2,0461:2,213296
Brazil1,7891:119,6614,540
Tonga1,7161:636
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Egypt1,5251:60,2865,690
Indonesia1,2451:106,22410,881
Italy1,1791:51,8729,328
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Nigeria1,0811:163,86910,250
Ecuador1,0771:14,7692,265
Suriname1,0231:54019
Denmark1,0181:5,545509
South Africa9771:55,4537,046
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Vietnam7371:125,707804
Austria7241:11,7621,649
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Philippines6731:150,42825,132
Switzerland6611:12,4252,058
Mali6451:26,309898
Dominican Republic6391:16,3271,146
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Ireland6091:7,7321,091
Vanuatu5901:44685
Belgium5871:19,5853,025
Hungary5091:19,2852,178
Russia4761:302,78030,971
Scotland4541:11,7931,585
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Finland4031:13,6392,035
Qatar4031:5,851619
Argentina3111:137,43911,638
Chile3111:56,6452,462
Portugal3021:34,4972,124
Samoa2841:682204
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Greece2671:41,4976,691
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Guam2311:69395
India2291:3,349,63096,743
Papua New Guinea2281:35,7624,262
Luxembourg2051:2,832349
Kenya1891:244,33816,806
Oman1701:21,6941,938
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Wales1461:21,1952,251
Costa Rica1331:35,940969
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Peru1201:264,86810,614
Israel1191:71,9138,842
Mexico1141:1,088,82613,775
Panama1111:35,2461,948
American Samoa941:59341
Jamaica931:30,8602,264
Brunei911:4,601702
Honduras821:107,5181,746
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Belize801:4,443800
Northern Ireland771:23,9622,720
Belarus761:125,01418,114
Poland701:542,98251,331
French Polynesia681:4,129932
Slovenia661:37,6927,083
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Paraguay531:136,5422,910
Kazakhstan501:353,65028,520
Faroe Islands371:1,324164
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Malta301:14,342837
Cambodia261:595,6594,477
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
North Korea251:1,004,68262
Burkina Faso231:797,9178,915
Romania231:872,95152,186
Turkey231:3,383,54091,291
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Northern Mariana Islands191:2,873305
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
East Timor161:75,996145
Georgia161:234,09712,742
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Guatemala141:1,148,7625,372
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Cape Verde101:52,9641,947
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Nepal91:3,164,55110,069
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Bhutan71:88,006800
Bolivia71:1,516,6336,309
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Congo61:831,51616,072
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Micronesia41:26,561731
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Andorra21:41,9191,654
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Palau11:21,643223
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
San Marino11:33,214932
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3531:142,26313,367

The alternate forms: Wáng (2) are calculated separately.

Wang (45,839) may also be a first name.

Wang Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Chinese) The prince; yellow.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Wang is a Chinese surname, which has several possible origins:

1. From 王, meaning 'emperor'.

2. From 汪, meaning 'vast expanse of the waters'.

3. From 黃, which is typically romanized as Huang for Putonghua speakers, but for Cantonese speakers it can be romanized as Wang. It means 'yellow', being possibly related to the Huanghe (yellow river) region, China.

- mashlinn

Wang is the Anglicized form of two Chinese surnames, 王, meaning 'king', and 汪, meaning 'expanse of water'.

- hrmpgh

This is a very common surname. It means 'the king'. This surname is the first regular surname in China.

- elliechansan

The Wang surname means 'king' (of a country or a territory) in Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

- juven

A very common Chinese surname that means 'king', 'emperor', 'monarch'.

- elliechansan

A very common Chinese surname meaning: king.

- rbnwang

Wang Last Name Facts

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

Wang (Hindi: वांग, Tibetan: དབང་) is held by more people in China than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Wáng. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1st most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 68 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wang are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Wang is also the 19,883rd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 45,839 people.

Wang is the most prevalent last name in one country:China, where 99 percent are found. This last name is most widely held in China, where it is borne by 105,459,482 people, or 1 in 13. Outside of China this last name occurs in 205 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Wang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wang last name expanded 40,415 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 86,825 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wang surname is primarily Buddhist (57%) in Russia, Catholic (50%) in Belarus and Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Wang are 5.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wang earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.23% less than the national average, earning €7,139 per year; in Norway they earn 0.33% more than the national average, earning 347,229 kr per year; in Peru they earn 24.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,052 per year; in South Africa they earn 101.87% more than the national average, earning R 479,712 per year; in Vietnam they earn 38.86% more than the national average, earning 114,477,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 23.09% more than the national average, earning $53,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $53,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wáng922/
Hwang891,032,107/
Whang892,936/
Waang891,106/
Waing89659/
Waung89261/
Wuang89126/
Vwang89113/
Weang8942/
Wangh8930/
Wahng8922/
Wamng8912/
Wangk8911/
Wangg898/
Wanng895/
Wayng892/
Wwang892/
Wangå891/
Wangȗ891/
Wangx891/
Wangc891/
Wangke80714/
Wahang8070/
Wahung8062/
Wasyng8020/
Hwuang8018/
Wangqu8010/
Hwaung809/
Whaung803/
Wangkh803/
Wangkp802/
Wangcx802/
Hwahng801/
Hwangg801/
Wangsj801/
Waßing801/
D'Wang801/
Wangxz801/
Wuhang801/
Wong75789,088/
Vang75165,346/
Bang7554,697/
Uang7513,024/
Wank752,167/
Wamg7532/
Wanq752/
Wassyng7333/
Weating7311/
Wangová7311/
Uanwang736/
Wangque736/
Wangowa735/
Wassüng735/
Wadteng734/
Wangova732/
Wasingg731/
Whating731/
Whacing731/
Whangke731/
Wauseng731/
Waiseng731/
Wangcgg731/
Wausing730/
Huang6736,502,161/
Baang6713,105/
Wanke677,284/
Bayng673,343/
Baung672,337/
Baing672,203/
Vamng671,460/
Woing671,083/
Woong67820/
Hwong67463/
Woung67163/
Vhang67146/
Beang67135/
Wanck67131/
Whong67120/
Weing67106/
Wheating6793/
Wuong6761/
Vaing6755/
Bangh6753/
Hvang6745/
Wongk6736/
Vangh6731/
Wongt6730/
Whacheng6729/
Waink6729/
Weung6721/
Veang6714/
Wheng6713/
Vanng6712/
Wongp6712/
Bankg6710/
Bangg679/
Wongg679/
Wainc678/
Wongc677/
Vuang675/
Wonng675/
Åvang675/
Bangc675/
Wohng674/
Wongh674/
Uangk674/
Vaang674/
Banng673/
Wancs673/
Hwamg672/
Weauseng672/
Vangs671/
Hwank671/
Woyng671/
Wgong671/
Vankg671/
Vajng671/
Vaung671/
Øvang671/
Wongq671/
Wouhaing671/
Wanhk671/
Vwong671/
Wancc671/
Whatting670/

Wang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wang in the Hindi language
वांगvanga-
Wang in the Tibetan language
དབང་wang83.69
ཝང་wang10.64
ཝང་།wang2.13
དབང་།wang1.42
དབངwang0.71
ལྦང་།bang0.71
ལྦང་bang0.71

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Wang Reference & Research

Wang DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Wang FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wang
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