as a Last Name
- 95,331
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Wang
Meaning & Origins
Chinese 王: from a character meaning ‘prince’. There are numerous unrelated Wang clans, descendants of various princes of the Shang (1766–1122 BC) and Zhou (1122–221 BC) dynasties, including in particular descendants of the Shang dynasty prince Bi Gan and descendants of Bi Gonggao, 15th son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, who was granted the state of Wei (a different state of Wei than that granted to the eighth son; compare Sun).
| 320th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 95,331
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Wang per capita
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