Wangwen Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wangwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China511:26,810,2271,454
Taiwan511:459,7013,496
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wangwen (17,978) may also be a first name.

Wangwen Last Name Facts

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

Wangwen is more frequently found in China than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wangwen is the 1,727,723rd most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. Wangwen occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Wangwen are found; 91 percent are found in East Asia and 91 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Wangwen is also the 40,869th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 17,978 people.

Wangwen is most frequently occurring in China, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 26,810,227. Apart from China it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 46 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangwene939/
Wangwaen931/
Wanguen8617/
Wongwen861/
Wongwaen801,733/
Wongwean80159/
Huangwen80120/
Wongwien80107/
Wongwein806/
Wankweng801/
Bangwn773/
Huangweng75147/
Wongwhean751/
Wangqun715/
Banguen714/
Wongwin714/
Wanguin713/
Wanguem712/
Bangben711/
Bangwin711/
Wongwain6724/
Wongkwin6718/
Wongquen673/
Wongkuen673/
Huangben672/
Wonghuen671/
Wongguen671/
Baangben671/
Vannguen671/

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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 Wangwen
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