All around the world, 王 (Wong 
, Wang , 王 , among others...) is a widespread unisex first name. The first name 王 is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is a common epicene name, Macao, and Brunei (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in China, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. Much more prevalently, 王 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Wong, Wang | China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States |
| 王 | China, United States |
| Ông | Vietnam, United States |
| Ван | Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Russia, Ukraine |
| Wáng | China, Taiwan, United States, Myanmar |
| 왕 | South Korea |
王 is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Wang , the character created by Jules Verne, Tribulations of a Chinaman in China; Huang Lee , the protagonist of the 2009 video game Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto IV; Van Wayne , the cousin of Batman, Powerless; Wong , the fictional character in Marvel Comics and Wong Lee , the fictional character from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, and in many other works.
| 王文 Ming dynasty minister, CN (b. 1393) |
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| 王武 Chinese painter and poet (1632-1690), CN (b. 1632) |
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王超 Chinese film director, CN (b. 1964) |
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| 王文兴 Chinese environmental chemist, CN (b. 1927) |
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王蒙 ice dancer, CN (b. 1988) |
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王薔 Chinese female tennis player, CN (b. 1992) |
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| 王安 Chinese engineer and business executive, CN (b. 1958) |
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| 王連 Chinese Shu Han state official (died c. 223), CN |
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| 王楚 association football player, CN (b. 1991) |
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