Surname 王

Last name 王 (Wong , Wang , 王 , among others...) , all around the world, is a prevalent surname. The family name 王 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a prevalent surname, Hong Kong, and Macao (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in China, Hong Kong, and the United States.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name 王

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Wong, Wang	Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States, Malaysia, China
王	United States, China
Ông	Vietnam, United States
Ван	Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan
Wáng	Myanmar, United States, Taiwan, China
왕	South Korea

Last names said to be same

Heng, Ong, Uông, Vang, Vuong, Vương, Weng, Wàng, Wāng, Ванг, Вионг, Вонг, Онг, Хенг, ואנג, וונג, وانغ, وانگ, อ๋อง, ウォン, ワン, 往, 徍, 旺, 望, 汪, and 王氏

Notable namesakes

	王莽 Han dynasty official and founding Emperor of the Xin Dynasty (c.45 BC-23 AD), CN (b. 45)
	王嬙 one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, CN (b. 50)
	王皇后 1st century AD Chinese empress, daughter of emperor Wang Mang, CN (b. 8)
	王充 1st century Chinese meteorologist, astronomer, and philosopher, CN (b. 27)
	王政君 Western Han dynasty empress, CN (b. 71)
	王允 Han Dynasty politician and official (137-192), CN (b. 137)
	王皇后 Early 1st century AD Chinese noblewoman and empress during Xin Dynasty (b. 100)
	王匡 Han Dynasty warlord, CN (b. 150)
	王修 3rd century Chinese official serving Cao Cao, CN (b. 101)
	王叔和 physician (0180-0270), CN (b. 180)
	王祥 Chinese senior official (185–269), CN (b. 185)
	王观 Chinese Cao Wei state official (died 260), CN (b. 150)
	王昶 Chinese military general and politician (died 259), CN (b. 150)
	王朗 Chinese official and warlord (died 228), CN (b. 152)
	王宏 CN (b. 150)

Characteristic forenames

Aa, Ji, Yu, Ri), and Jie