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Wang (surname)

Not to be confused withWāng (surname)orWong (surname).

Wang(/wɑːŋ/) is thepinyinromanizationof the commonChinese surnameVương(Wáng). It has a mixture of various origin with uncertain lineage of family history, however it is currently themost common surnamein 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 famousHundred Family Surnames.[2][3]

Wáng
RomanizationWáng(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)
PronunciationWáng(MandarinPinyin)
Wong4(CantoneseJyutping)
Ông(HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī)
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
Popularityseepopular names

A separate surnameUông(Wāng) is also romanized as Wang.

Population and distribution

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Wáng is one of the most common surnames in the world and was listed by thePeople's Republic of China'sNational Citizen ID Information Systemas the most common surname inmainland Chinain April 2007, with 92.88 million bearers and comprising 7.25% of the general population.[4][5]

A 2018 survey found that there were over 100 million Wang in China, ranking first.[3]

Wáng was also the most common surname in Mainland China in 2019.[6]

A 2013 study found the province with the most people sharing the name wasHenan.Overall the name is more prevalent inNorthern China.[7]In 2019 it was the most common surname in nearly every northern province or province-level division:Xinjiang,Gansu,Inner Mongolia,Shaanxi,Shanxi,Henan,Hebei,Anhui,Jiangsu,Shandong,Beijing,Tianjin,Liaoning,Jilin,andHeilongjiang,as well as the southern province ofHainan.[6]

It was the 6th most common surname inTaiwanin 2018, comprising 4.10% of the general population.[8]

Ong is the5th-most-common surnameamongChinese Singaporeansand Wang the6th,although Wong also includes the surname hoàng (Huangin Mandarin).[9]Singaporean Wangs are 78,000 and 1.5% of Singapore's population and 2.5% of Singapore's Chinese population.

There are 143,000 recorded Wangs in the United States, as of 2014.[10]This is a double increase from 2000, when 63,800 Wangs ranked 10th most common amongst Asian Americans and 440th amongst all Americans, respectively.[11]There are 51,000 Wangs in California, 17,000 New York, 10,400 Texas, 5,900 New Jersey, 5,700 Illinois. Californian Wangs rank 55th in state, highest in rank as well by state of any state. Wang and Wong are sometimes interchangeable, as well as other Wang-based surnames so the number could vary.

Wang (Korean:왕) is a fairly rare surname inSouth Korea.The year2000 South Korean Censuslisted only 23,447 Wangs.[12]

Origins of Wang

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WangVươngis the Chinese word for "king". William Baxter and Laurent Sagart reconstructed theOld Chineseform of Wáng as*‍ɢʷaŋand theMiddle Chineseashjwang.[1]

The modern bearers of the name Wang come from many different backgrounds, but there are four principal origins of the modern surname:Zi,Ji,Gui,and the adoption of the name from ethnic groups outside theHan Chinese.[13][better source needed]

House of Zi

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The most ancient family name of Wang was originated from the surnameZi( tử ). The Chinese legend mentions that near the end ofShang dynasty,King Zhou of Shang's uncleBi Gan,Ji Zi,and Wei Zi were called "The Three Kindhearted Men of Shang". King Zhou was violent in his rule, and Bi Gan repeatedly remonstrated to the king regarding his behavior. The king shunned his comments and killed Bi Gan instead. Bi's descendants used Wang as their surname as they are descendants of a prince and were known as "The Bi clan of the Wang family".[14][better source needed]The Zi clan has existed for about 3100 years throughQin dynastytoTang dynastyand exists today. The Zi clan of Wang lived predominantly in modern-dayHenan[where?]during these times and developed into the famous Wang family ofJi prefecture.[15]

House of Ji

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More Wang were originated from the royal family ofZhou dynasty.The original surname of the royal family of Zhou dynasty wasJi ( cơ ).However, many of them have separated out of the family due to the loss of power and land. Because they once belonged to the royal family, they used Wang as their surname. This family of Wang traced its ancestry to Wang Ziqiao.[16]

According to the classical records, afterKing Wu of Zhoudefeated theShang dynasty,he established theWestern Zhou dynasty.During the reign of the 21st king,King Ling of Zhou(571 - 545 BCE), the capital was inChengzhou,which is the present dayLuoyang,Henan.A son of King Ling, Wangzi Qiao or Prince Qiao, was reduced to civilian status due to his remonstration to the king. His sonZong Jinremained as aSituin the palace, and because of the people at the time recognized him as the descendant of the royal family, they called his family the "Wang family".[17]

Another origin is that the surname is from Crown Prince Jin, son of King Ling of Zhou of the Eastern Zhou dynasty. Jin criticized plans to divert the Gu and Luo rivers and was disinherited by his father. His descendants adopted the surname Wang in commemoration of his royal status.[18]

In other cases, the name can also be traced back toTian He,who usurped the throne of theQiin 391 BC. After the annihilation of Qi by Qin in 221 BC, some descendants of nobles of Qi adopted the surname Wang in commemoration of royal ancestry.

Wang was also used as a surname by descendants of royal families in certain other states, likeWei,during the Warring States period.

The surname has also been adopted by some families of minorities like the Ke Yi ( khả di ) families of theXianbeiduring theNorthern Weidynasty.

In some families, this surname is traced back to ancestors who either were endowed with it by an emperor or changed their original surname, claiming royal status.[which?]

During the Tang dynasty the Li clan of ZhaojunTriệu quận lý thị,theCui clan of BolingBác lăng thôi thị,theCui clan of QingheThanh hà thôi thị,theLu clan of FanyangPhạm dương lư thị,theZheng clan of XingyangHuỳnh dương trịnh thị,theWang clan of TaiyuanThái nguyên vương thị,and the Li clan of LongxiLũng tây lý thịwere the seven noble families between whom marriage was banned by law.[19]Moriya Mitsuo wrote a history of the Later Han-Tang period of the Taiyuan Wang. Among the strongest families was the Taiyuan Wang.[20]The prohibition on marriage between the clans issued in 659 by the Gaozong Emperor was flouted by the seven families since a woman of the Boling Cui married a member of the Taiyuan Wang, giving birth to the poet Wang Wei.[21]He was the son of Wang Chulian who in turn was the son of Wang Zhou.[22]

The marriages between the families were performed clandestinely after the prohibition was implemented on the seven families by Gaozong.[23]The Zhou dynasty King Ling's son Prince Jin is assumed by most to be the ancestor of the Taiyuan Wang.[24]The Longmen Wang were a cadet line of the Zhou dynasty descended Taiyuan Wang, and Wang Yan and his grandson Wang Tong hailed from his cadet line.[25]Both Buddhist monks and scholars hailed from the Wang family of Taiyuan such as the monk Tanqian.[26]The Wang family of Taiyuan included Wang Huan.[27]Their status as "Seven Great surnames" became known during Gaozong's rule.[28]The Taiyuan Wang family produced Wang Jun who served underEmperor Huai of Jin.[29]A Fuzhou-based section of the Taiyuan Wang produced the Buddhist monkBaizhang.[30]

The surname in other countries

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East Asia

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Korea

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Wang
Hangul
왕
Hanja
Vương
Revised RomanizationWang
McCune–ReischauerWang

The surname Wang has aGoguryeoorigin and was the royal surname ofGoryeodynasty which was founded byWang Geon.It is said that whenGoryeofell, many changed their surname toJeon( toàn ) /Jeon( điền ) / Ok ( ngọc ) to avoid severe persecution from the succeedingJoseon dynasty.TheKaesongWanglineagetraces its ancestry to theGoryeorulers.

Japan

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Ō (Japanese:Vương) is a rareJapanese name,mostly held by those of Chinese descent, such as the baseball playerSadaharu Oh( vương trinh trị ), also known as Wang Chen-chih, as well as Go player,Ō Rissei( vương lập thành ). .

Southeast Asia

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Indonesia

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In Indonesia, the surname is often romanized as "Heng", "Bong" or "Ong" for people of Hokkien descent,[31]and more commonly asOngby ChinesePeranakan.In some cases, the meaning of the names were translated into a name that sounds more like the area where these immigrant families settled in such as the surname Suraja, where in this case raja means king in Indonesian and Javanese and Su- is a common prefix within Javanese surnames.

Vietnam

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In Vietnam, the name is renderedVương( vương ) meaning King.

Europe

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Scandinavia

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Wang is also an unrelated surname inSwedenandNorway.It is a variant spelling of the name Vang which is derived from the Old Norse wordvangr,meaning field or meadow.

Germany and Netherlands

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Wang is also a surname in theGermanandDutchlanguages. The name is derived from Middle Germanwang/ Middle Dutchwaenge,which is literally "cheek". However, in southern German, its meaning, "grassy slope" or "field of grass", is similar to the Scandinavian surname.

Notable people surnamed Wang

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Note: people generally romanized as "Wong" are listed in the "Wong"article. People generally romanized as" Ong "are listed in the"Ong"article. People with the family name" Vuong "are listed in the"Vuong"article.

Historical figures

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  • Wang Anshi(Vương an thạch), Song Dynasty politician
  • Wang Bao(Vương bao), Han Dynasty poet and author
  • Wang Bi(Vương bật), Three Kingdoms Taoist philosopher
  • Wang Bo(Vương bột), a Tang dynasty Chinese poet
  • Wong Chat Bong (Vương trạch bang / vương trạch bang), founder ofWong Lo Kat(Vương lão cát) a Chinese herbal tea
  • Wang Chong(Vương sung), Chinese philosopher during Han Dynasty
  • Wang Chongyang(Vương trọng dương / vương trọng dương), a Song Dynasty Taoist and founder of Quanzhen School
  • Wang Chuzhi(Vương xử trực / vương xử trực), a regional military governor for Dingzhou during the 5 Dynasties and 10 Kingdoms era
  • Wang Cong'er(Vương thông nhi / vương thông nhi), a female leader of the White Lotus Rebellion
  • Wang Dao(Vương đạo / vương đạo), Jin Dynasty pre-eminent statesman, premier and advisor
  • Wang Dun(Vương đôn), Jin Dynasty (266–420), a rebellious Jin general and later warlord
  • Empress Wang(Vương hoàng hậu), an empress of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty.
  • Wang Fangqing(Vương phương khánh / vương phương khánh), real name Wang Lin, served during the Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty as a chancellor
  • Wang Fu(Vương phù), a philosopher from Gansu in the Eastern Han Dynasty
  • Wang Fu(Vương phủ), a Shu Han general serving under Liu Bei
  • Wang Fu(Vương phủ), an influential eunuch in Han Dynasty
  • Wang Fu(Vương phù), a painter from Ming Dynasty
  • Wang Fuzhi(Vương phất / vương phất), Chinese philosopher and historian
  • Wang Gui(Vương khuê) Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
  • Wang Guowei(Vương quốc duy / vương quốc duy), late Qing Dynasty and early Republican Chinese scholar
  • Wang Huizu(Uông huy tổ / uông huy tổ), Chinese jurist.
  • Wang Jian(Vương tiễn), a greatest general from Qin Dynasty
  • Wang Jian(Vương kiệm / vương kiệm), Liu Song and Southern Qi official
  • Wang Jian(Vương kiến), founding emperor of Former Shu, posthumously known as Gaozu
  • Wang Jian(Vương giám / vương giám), a painter from Ming Dynasty
  • Wang Jinghong(Vương cảnh hoằng), Chinese Muslim admiral
  • Wang Jishan(Vương cập thiện), served during the Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty as a chancellor
  • Wang Jun(Vương tuấn), Jin dynasty general
  • Wang Jun(Vương tuấn), a chancellor during Tang Dynasty
  • Wang Lang(Vương lãng), a Wei politician during the end of the Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms
  • Wang Mang(Vương mãng), founder of the Xin Dynasty
  • Wang Meng(Vương mãnh), known as Marquess Wu of Qinghe is a prime minister for Former Qin
  • Wang Nangxian(Vương nang tiên), another female leader of the White Lotus Rebellion
  • Wang Rong(Vương nhung), known as the 3rd East General, he served during the Jin Dynasty
  • Wang Shenzhi(Vương thẩm tri / vương thẩm tri), founder of the Min Kingdom in Fujian
  • Wang Shichong(Vương thế sung), a general serving under the Sui Dynasty
  • Wang Su(Vương túc / vương túc), son of Wang Lang, adviser to Sima Shi
  • Wang Wei(Vương duy / vương duy), Tang Dynasty poet
  • Wang Xianzhi(Vương tiên chi), Tang Dynasty agrarian rebel
  • Wang Xianzhi(Vương hiến chi / vương hiến chi), calligrapher
  • Wang Xiaojie(Vương hiếu kiệt / vương hiếu kiệt), a general served during Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty
  • Wang Xizhi(Vương hi chi), calligrapher known as the Sage Calligrapher lived in Jin Dynasty
  • Wang Xuan(Vương tuyền), an official of Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, briefly serving as chancellor
  • Wang Xuance(Vương huyền sách), a diplomat to India and guard that served during the Tang Dynasty
  • Wang Yanhan(Vương diên hàn), son of Wang Shenzhi, second king of the Min Kingdom ruled from 925 to 926
  • Wang Yanjun(Vương diên quân / vương diên quân), son of Wang Yanhan, third king of the Min Kingdom ruled from 926 to 935
  • Wang Yangming(Vương dương minh / vương dương minh), Ming Dynasty Neo-Confucian
  • Wang Yi(Vương dị / vương dị), official ofCao Wei
  • Wang Yuanji(Vương nguyên cơ), Wife of Sima Zhao and Empress Dowager ofJin Dynasty
  • Wang Zhaojun(Vương chiêu quân), one of the Four Beauties of ancient China
  • Wang Zhen(Vương trinh / vương trinh), an official and an inventor for Yuan Dynasty known for the first wooden movable type printing
  • Wang Zhen(Vương chấn), powerful eunuch during the Ming Dynasty
  • Wang Zhen (Wang Yiting)(Vương chấn ( vương nhất đình )), well-known painter of the "Shanghai school" in the Qing Dynasty
  • Wang Zhi(Vương trực), a pirate leader in Ming Dynasty
  • Wang Zhihuan(Vương chi hoán / vương chi hoán), a Chinese poet of Tang Dynasty
  • Wang Ziping(Vương tử bình), Chinese Muslim martial artist
  • Wang Zongyan(Vương tông diễn), son of Wang Jian, second ruler of the Qian Kingdom (Former Shu)
  • Wang Zhihui(Chí huy), retired Chinese long jumper

Mainland China

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  • Wang Bingbing(Vương băng băng), Chinese ski mountaineer
  • Charles Wang(Vương gia liêm), Chinese-American CEO of Computer Associates
  • Charles Wang (physician)(Vương chí vĩ / vương chí vĩ), Chinese physician and lawyer
  • Wang Changyuan(Vương xương nguyên), Chinese guzheng performer and composer
  • Wang Chunchen(Vương xuân thần), Chinese art historian, curator, and critic
  • Wang Churan(Vương sở nhiên), Chinese actress
  • Wang Daiyu(Vương đại dư / vương đại dư), Chinese Hanafi-Maturidi scholar
  • Wang Dan(Vương đan), Chinese activist, leader of the Chinese democracy movement
  • Wang Daohan(Uông đạo hàm), Chinese politician
  • Wang Dongxing(Uông đông hưng / uông đông hưng), Chinese military commander and politician
  • Dylan Wang(Vương hạc đệ / vương hạc đệ), Chinese actor
  • Wang Fang(Vương phương), Chinese singer
  • Wang Fanxi(Vương phàm tây), Chinese Trotskyist revolutionary
  • Wang Feifei(Vương phi phi), Chinese singer and actress
  • Wang Fengchao(Vương phượng triều), Chinese politician
  • Wang Guangmei(Vương quang mỹ), Chinese politician
  • Wang Guangya(Vương quang á / vương quang á), Chinese diplomat
  • Wang Guowei(Vương quốc duy / vương quốc duy), Chinese historian and poet
  • Wang Han(Uông hàm), Chinese TV show host
  • Wang Hanlun(Vương hán luân), Chinese actress
  • Wang Hao(Vương hạo), Chinese chess grandmaster
  • Wang Hao(Vương hạo), Chinese table tennis player
  • Wang Hao(Vương hạo), Chinese-American logician, philosopher and mathematician
  • Wang Hongwen(Vương hồng văn), Chinese labour activist and politician
  • Wang Huning(Vương hỗ ninh), Chinese politician
  • Wang Jiexi(Vương khiết hi), Chinese actor
  • Wang Jiujiang(Vương cửu giang), Sichuanese painter
  • Wang Jun(Vương quân / vương quân), Chinese businessman
  • Wang Jun(Vương quân), Chinese politician
  • Wang Junkai(Vương tuấn khải / vương tuấn khải), Chinese singer and actor
  • Wang Lin(Vương lâm), Chinese badminton player
  • Wang Ling(Vương linh / vương linh), Chinese historian and sinologist
  • Wang Liqiang(Vương lập cường / vương lập cường), Chinese defector and self-declared former spy
  • Wang Liqin(Vương lệ cần / vương lệ cần), Chinese table tennis player
  • Wang Ming(Vương minh), Chinese activist, senior leader of the earlyChinese Communist Party
  • Wang Ming-chen(Vương minh trinh / vương minh trinh), Chinese physicist and science educator
  • Wang Nan(Vương nam), Chinese table tennis player
  • Wang Qiang(Vương tường), Chinese tennis player
  • Wang Qing(Vương thanh), Chinese actor and singer
  • Wang Qishan(Vương kỳ sơn), Chinese retired politician
  • Wang Renzhi(Vương nhẫn chi), Chinese politician
  • Wang Rong(Vương vinh / vương vinh), Chinese politician
  • Roy Wang(Vương nguyên), Chinese singer and actor
  • Wang Shiwei(Vương thật vị / vương thật vị), Chinese journalist and literary writer
  • Wang Shizhen(Vương sĩ trân), Chinese general and politician
  • Wang Shun(Uông thuận), Chinese competitive swimmer
  • Taddeo Wang Yuesheng,Chinese Catholic bishop
  • Wang Tao(Vương thao / vương thao), Chinese translator, reformer, political columnist, newspaper publisher and fiction writer
  • Wang Xiaobo(Vương tiểu ba), Chinese novelist and essayist
  • Wang Xuan(Vương tuyển / vương tuyển), Chinese computer scientist
  • Wang Yan(Vương nghiên), Chinese Olympic gymnast
  • Yang Wang,Chinese high jumper
  • Wang Yanbo(Vương ngạn bác), Chinese professional wrestler
  • Wang Yaowu(Vương diệu võ), Chinese high-ranking KMT general
  • Wang Yeping(Vương dã bình), Chinese politician
  • Wang Yi(Vương nghị), Chinese diplomat and politician
  • Wang Yihan(Vương nghi hàm / vương nghi hàm), Chinese retired badminton player
  • Wang Yibo(Vương nhất bác), Chinese actor and singer
  • Wang Yinglu(Vương ảnh lộ), Chinese actress
  • Wang Yiren(Vương di nhân), Chinese singer, member of girl group Everglow
  • Yuja Wang(Vương vũ giai), Chinese classical pianist
  • Wang Yunshan(aka Jizi,Cơ tử), Chinese painter
  • Wang Yuwen(Vương ngọc văn), Chinese actress
  • Wang Zhaoguo(Vương triệu quốc / vương triệu quốc), Chinese politician
  • Wang Zhen(Vương chấn), Chinese political figure and one of the Eight Elders of the Chinese Communist Party
  • Wang Zhen,Chinese acrobatic gymnast
  • Wang Zhengjun(Vương chính quân), Han Dynasty empress
  • Wang Zhengwei(Vương chính vĩ / vương chính vĩ), Chinese retired politician and economist
  • Wang Zhijian(Vương chí kiện), Chinese perpetrator of theYishun triple murders
  • Wang Zhizhi(Vương trị chất), Chinese former professional basketball player
  • Wang Zhongshu(Vương trọng thù), Chinese archaeologist
  • Wang Zisai(Vương tử tái), Chinese trampoline gymnast

Taiwan

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  • Andrew H. J. Wang(Vương huệ quân), Taiwanese biochemist
  • Cyndi Wang(Vương tâm lăng), Mandopop singer
  • Joanna Wang(Vương nhược lâm), Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter
  • Leehom Wang(Vương lực hoành), Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter, actor and commercial model
  • Ong Iok-tek(Wang Yude) (Vương dục đức), scholar and early leader of the Taiwan independence movement
  • Wang Cheng-teng(Vương chính đằng / vương chính đằng), Deputy Minister of the Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China
  • Wang Chien-fa(Vương càn phát / vương càn phát), Magistrate of Penghu County (2005–2014)
  • Chien-Ming Wang(Vương kiến dân), former professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals
  • Wang Chien-shien(Vương kiến huyên), Republic of China politician
  • Wang Chung-yi(Vương sùng nghi / vương sùng nghi), Minister of Coast Guard Administration of the Republic of China (2014–2016)
  • Darren Wang(Vương đại lục / vương đại lục), Taiwanese actor famous in the Mainland
  • Wang Ginn-wang(Vương tiến vượng / vương tiến vượng), Minister of the Coast Guard Administration of the Republic of China (2006–2014)
  • Jimmy Wang Yu( vương vũ ), Mainland-born Taiwanese actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter who started his career in Hong Kong as aShaw Brothers Studioactor.
  • Wang Ju-hsuan(Vương như huyền), Minister of Council of Labor Affairs of the Republic of China (2008–2012)
  • Hsien Chung Wang(Vương hiến chung / vương hiến chung), Chinese-American mathematician
  • Wang Kwo-tsai(Vương quốc tài / vương quốc tài), Political Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications
  • Wang Li-ling(Vương lệ linh / vương lệ linh), Chairperson of Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China (2016)
  • Wang Mei-hua(Vương mỹ hoa), former Vice Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China
  • Wang Yu-chi(Vương úc kỳ), former Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China (2012–2015)
  • Wang Yu-yun(Vương ngọc vân / vương ngọc vân), former mayor of Kaohsiung City (1973–1981)

Hong Kong

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  • Jackson Wang(Vương gia nhĩ / vương gia nhĩ), Hong Kong rapper and singer, member of boy band GOT7

Korea

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  • Wang Bit-na(왕빛나,Vương tần na), South Korean actress and model
  • Wang Geon(왕건,Vương kiến), founder of the royal family, theHouse of Wangof the Goryeo dynasty
  • Wang Jeung-hun(왕정훈), South Korean professional golfer
  • Wang Ji-hye(왕지혜,Vương trí tuệ), South Korean actress
  • Jun Ji-hyun(born Wang Ji-hyun;왕지현,Vương trí hiền), South Korean actress and model
  • Wang Ji-won(왕지원,Vương trí viện), South Korean actress and ballet dancer
  • Wang Ki-Chun(왕기춘,Vương cơ xuân), South Korean former judoka
  • Wang Seok-hyeon(왕석현,Vương triết huyễn), South Korean actor
  • Wang Yoo-sun(왕유선,Vương dụ thiện), South Korean actress

Indonesia

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  • Ong Eng Die(Vương vĩnh lợi), Indonesian politician and economist
  • Ong Hok Ham(Vương phúc hàm), Indonesian historian and academic
  • Kimun Ongkosandjojo(Ong Kiem Oen;Vương kim ôn), Indonesian businessman and inventor
  • Susi Susanti(Ong Lien Hiang;Vương liên hương), retired badminton player, the first Indonesian Olympic gold medalist

Malaysia

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  • Wang Shujin (Ong Seok Kim) (Vương thụ kim / vương thụ kim), Malaysian educationist, social worker and philanthropist
  • Wang Wenhua (Chin Peng)/(Ong Boon Hua)(Vương văn hoa / vương văn hoa), Leader of the Malayan Communist Party
  • Michael Wong(Vương quang lương), Malaysian singer and songwriter

Singapore

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  • Ong Teng Cheong(Vương đỉnh xương), Former President of the Republic of Singapore
  • Heng Swee Keat( vương thụy kiệt ), Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
  • Ong Ye Kung(Vương ất khang), Singaporean politician
  • Daniel Ong(Vương minh hữu), Singaporean businessman, radio DJ and television host
  • David Ong(Vương kim phát), Former Singaporean member of parliament
  • Peter Ong(Vương văn huy), Government official in Singapore; Head of Civil Service
  • Thomas Ong(Vương 沺 tài), Singaporean actor, television host and businessman
  • Xavier Ong(Vương thắng vũ), Singaporean actor
  • Wang Yuqing(Vương dục thanh), Singaporean actor
  • Ong Eng Guan(Vương vĩnh nguyên), Singaporean politician
  • Ong Keng Sen(Vương cảnh sinh), Singaporean director of the theatre group TheatreWorks
  • Ong Keng Yong(Vương cảnh vinh), Singaporean diplomat
  • Ong Kim Seng(Vương kim thành), Singaporean artist
  • Anthea Ong(Vương lệ đình), former Singaporean Nominated Member of Parliament
  • Ong Pang Boon(Vương bang văn), former Singaporean politician
  • Remy Ong(Vương lôi minh), Singaporean bowler
  • Ong Soh Khim(Vương tố cầm), former Singaporean Nominated Member of Parliament
  • Ong Teck Chin(Vương đức tiến), Singaporean educator
  • Melvyn Ong(Vương tứ cát), Singapore army general and the current Chief of Defence Force of the Singapore Armed Forces
  • Glenn Ong(Vương thư giai), Singaporean radio DJ
  • Olivia Ong(Vương lệ đình), Singaporean singer and actress
  • Wang Sa(Vương sa), Singaporean comedian
  • Wang Weiliang(Vương vĩ lương), Singaporean actor and singer
  • Ong Yeow TianVương diệu thiêm,Singaporean convicted killer
  • Wang Xiuyun(Vương tú vân), Singaporean actress

In non-Asian countries

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Australia

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Austria

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Canada

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Norway

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Notes

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References

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  3. ^ab"Công an bộ phát bố khứ niên toàn quốc tính danh báo cáo," vương, lý, trương "Tính bài tiền tam".Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-08.Retrieved2020-10-19.
  4. ^Xinhua Net.Công an bộ thống kế phân tích hiển kỳ: Vương tính thành vi ngã quốc đệ nhất đại tính.(in Chinese)
  5. ^People's Daily."Chinese surname shortage sparks rethinkArchived2012-02-20 at theWayback Machine".
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  10. ^"Forebears Wang".Archivedfrom the original on 2021-07-26.Retrieved2021-07-26.
  11. ^United States Census Bureau."Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000".27 Sept 2011. Accessed 29 Mar 2012.
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  13. ^Origin of the surname Wang, Wong, Ong, HengArchived2007-02-12 at theWayback Machine.
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  15. ^"Tracing of the Ancestry: under paragraph 1".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-12.Retrieved2007-02-25.
  16. ^Wang ZiqiaoArchived2007-10-23 at theWayback Machine
  17. ^Chinese surname history: WangArchived2006-02-13 at theWayback Machine,under paragraph 2
  18. ^Oxford Dictionary
  19. ^"p. 67"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-03-04.Retrieved2016-05-05.
  20. ^A Zürcher (Milchfecker): Eine nicht alltägliche Stimme aus der Emmentaler-Käsereipraxis.Brill Archive. 1830. pp. 351–. GGKEY:WD42J45TCZZ.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-07-26.Retrieved2016-10-09.
  21. ^Wei Wang; Tony Barnstone; Willis Barnstone; Haixin Xu (1991).Laughing Lost in the Mountains: Poems of Wang Wei.UPNE. pp.xxvii–xxviii.ISBN978-0-87451-564-0.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-07-26.Retrieved2020-10-29.
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  24. ^Ding Xiang Warner (2003).A Wild Deer Amid Soaring Phoenixes: The Opposition Poetics of Wang Ji.University of Hawaii Press. pp. 156–.ISBN978-0-8248-2669-7.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-07-26.Retrieved2020-10-29.
  25. ^Ding Xiang Warner (15 May 2014).Transmitting Authority: Wang Tong (ca. 584–617) and the Zhongshuo in Medieval China's Manuscript Culture.BRILL. pp. 98–.ISBN978-90-04-27633-8.Archivedfrom the original on 26 July 2023.Retrieved29 October2020.
  26. ^Jinhua Chen (2002).Monks and monarchs, kinship and kingship: Tanqian in Sui Buddhism and politics.Scuola italiana di studi sull'Asia orientale. pp. 34, 36.ISBN978-4-900793-21-7.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-07-26.Retrieved2016-10-09.
  27. ^Oliver J. Moore (1 January 2004).Rituals Of Recruitment In Tang China: Reading An Annual Programme In The Collected Statements By Wang Dingbao (870-940).BRILL. pp. 35–.ISBN90-04-13937-0.Archivedfrom the original on 26 July 2023.Retrieved29 October2020.
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  31. ^"Asal Usul Marga Wang ( vương )".Tionghoa.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-07-26.Retrieved2023-05-27.

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