Wangshi Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Wangshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 230 | 1:101,934 | 991 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
Wangshi (15,545) may also be a first name.
Wangshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangshi occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 996,001st most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. Wangshi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wangshi live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 45,259th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 15,545 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 101,934. In Taiwan Wangshi is mostly concentrated in: Tainan City, where 22 percent reside, Kaohsiung City, where 19 percent reside and New Taipei City, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Taiwan this surname is found in one country. It is also found in China, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Wangshi
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