Wangshao Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Wangshao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
Wangshao (5,998) may also be a first name.
Wangshao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangshao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangshao is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangshao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Wangshao occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wangshao live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Wangshao is also the 85,691st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 5,998 people.
The surname Wangshao is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,379,103. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: Taichung City, where 65 percent live, Yunlin County, where 24 percent live and Kaohsiung City, where 6 percent live. Beside Taiwan it exists in one country. It is also found in China, where 37 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangsao | 93 | 48 | / |
| Wangchao | 88 | 38 | / |
| Bangshao | 88 | 1 | / |
| Huangshao | 82 | 30 | / |
| Wongsao | 80 | 215 | / |
| Bangsao | 80 | 41 | / |
| Wangsoa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wongchao | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hwangsoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huangchao | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wangchaiya | 67 | 78 | / |
| Wongchaiyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vangsoua | 63 | 16 | / |
| Huangzao | 63 | 1 | / |
| Whangchaiya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wongsajja | 59 | 20 | / |
| Woingso'o | 59 | 8 | / |
| Wongsaiya | 59 | 4 | / |
| Uangsajja | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wongchaiya | 56 | 3,010 | / |
| Wongsajjah | 56 | 2 | / |
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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 Wangshao
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