Wangsun Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wangsun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangsun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan811:289,4412,370
China81:170,915,1968,932
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Wangsun (24) may also be a first name.

Wangsun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangsun occurs most in Taiwan. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangsun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wangsun is the 1,882,912th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Wangsun occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wangsun are found; 92 percent are found in East Asia and 92 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Wangsun is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

It is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 289,441. In Taiwan Wangsun is most numerous in: Kaohsiung City, where 52 percent live, Tainan City, where 20 percent live and Taichung City, where 10 percent live. Not including Taiwan it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 8 percent live and Thailand, where 7 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Wangsun
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