Wang (surname)
Pinyin romanization of several common Chinese surnames / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 (Mandarin) Wong (Hong Kong, Macau, Cantonese, Hakka) Wung (Shanghainese) Ong, Ung (Hokkien) Heng (Teochew) Uōng (Gan) Wang (Korean) Ō (Japanese) Vang, Uang, Vaaj (Hmong) Vương (Vietnamese) Heng (Thai) |
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Pronunciation | Wáng (Mandarin Pinyin) Wong4 (Cantonese Jyutping) Ông (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
Language(s) | Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Thai, Cantonese, Mandarin |
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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 (Mandarin Pinyin) Wong1 (Cantonese Jyutping) Ong (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Wung (Shanghainese) 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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