Wang (surname)
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Wang (/wɑːŋ/) is the pinyin romanization of the common Chinese surnames 王 (Wáng) and 汪 (Wāng).[lower-alpha 1] It is currently the most common surname in Mainland China, one of the most common surnames in Asia, with more than 107 million in Asia. It is the 8th name listed in the famous Hundred Family Surnames.[2][3]
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Not to be confused with Wāng (surname) or Wong (surname).
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Romanization | Wáng ([wǎŋ]) (Mandarin) Wong (surname) (Hong Kong, Macau, Cantonese, Hakka) Wung (Shanghainese) Ong, Bong, Whang, Ung, Whong, Ooi (Hokkien) Heng (Teochew) Uōng (Gan) Wang (Korean) Ō (Japanese) Vang, Uang, Vaaj (Hmong) Vương (Vietnamese) Heng (Thai) |
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Pronunciation | Wong (Cantonese) |
Language(s) | Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Thai, Cantonese, Mandarin |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Meaning | "King"[1] |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Wung, Bong, Vuong Wong |
Popularity | see popular names |
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Pronunciation | Wāng ([wáŋ]) (Mandarin) Wong (Cantonese) Wung (Shanghainese) Ong, Ang (Hokkien) Waung (North American) Wang (Korean) Uông (Vietnamese) Whung |
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Language(s) | Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Chinese |
Meaning | "Vast" |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Ang, Vang, Waung, Wong, Wung, Vong, Vung |
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