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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 |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Meaning | "King"[1] |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Wung, Bong, Vuong Wong |
Popularity | see popular names |
Wang (/wɑːŋ/) is the pinyin romanization of the common Chinese surname 王 (Wáng). 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]
A separate surname 汪 (Wāng) is also romanized as Wang.
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