Wangfan Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wangfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan461:509,6683,834
China31:455,773,85521,925

Wangfan (1,017) may also be a first name.

Wangfan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangfan is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangfan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wangfan is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Wangfan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wangfan are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 251,832nd most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 1,017 people.

Wangfan is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 509,668. In Taiwan Wangfan is most numerous in: Taoyuan City, where 35 percent reside, Taichung City, where 17 percent reside and Taipei City, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Taiwan this surname exists in one country. It is also common in China, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wongfan861,173/
Wangphan80162/
Huangfan80129/
Wongfant806/
Wongfhan801/
Huangfang75150/
Wongfon7114/
Bongfan7113/
Wongfam711/
Bangfon711/
Wangphon671,845/
Wongfong67238/
Bangphan67193/
Wangphachen67150/
Vongfant679/
Hwangphon6335/
Whangphon637/
Wongphain631/
Bongfon574/
Wongphon53527/
Bangphon5337/
Huangphachen5315/
Wangphom533/
Bankphan531/
Wongphang5061/
Huangphon5036/
Wongfeang501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wangfan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis