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 surname Wangfan has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangfan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wangfan is the 2,776,799th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Wangfan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wangfan live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 251,832nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,017 people.

It is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 509,668. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Taoyuan City, where 35 percent live, Taichung City, where 17 percent live and Taipei City, where 17 percent live. Apart from Taiwan this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in China, where 6 percent live.

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
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