Wangwang Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wangwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1151:880,33280,618
Taiwan711:330,2082,647
China451:30,384,9241,604
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Wangwang (10,872) may also be a first name.

Wangwang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangwang occurs most in The Philippines. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangwang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 935,326th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Wangwang reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 41 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 57,968th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 10,872 people.

It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 880,332. In The Philippines it is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 65 percent are found, Cagayan Valley, where 21 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines Wangwang occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 25 percent are found and China, where 16 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Wangwang
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