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{{Infobox surname
| name            = Wáng
| image           = 王-order.gif
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| caption         = 
| pronunciation   = Wáng ({{IPA|[wɔŋ]}}) <small>(Mandarin)</small><br/>Wong <small>(Cantonese, Hakka)</small><br/>[[Ong (surname)|Ong]], Bong <small>([[Hokkien]])</small><br/>Heng <small>(Teochew)</small><br/>Uōng <small>(Gan)</small><br/>Vang, Vaj, Vaaj <small>(Hmong)</small><br/>Vương, Vong <small>(Vietnamese)</small><br/>Wang <small>(Korean)</small>
| language        = Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean
| languageorigin  = [[Old Chinese]]
| origin          = 
| derivation      = 
| meaning         = "king"<ref name="BaxSag"/>
| variant         = 
| cognate         = 
| derivative      = [[Vuong]]
| seealso         = 
| family          = 
}}

{{Infobox surname
| name            = Wāng
| image           = 汪姓 - 楷体.svg
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| caption         = 
| pronunciation   = Wāng <small>(Mandarin)</small><br/>Wong <small>(Cantonese)</small><br/>Ong, Ang <small>([[Hokkien]])</small><br/>Wang <small>(Korean)</small><br/>Uông <small>(Vietnamese)</small>
| language        = Chinese, Vietnamese
| languageorigin  = Chinese
| origin          = 
| derivation      = 
| meaning         = vast, pool<ref name="BaxSag2"/>
| variant         =  
| cognate         = 
| derivative      = 
| seealso         = 
| family          = 
}}

'''Wang''' is the [[pinyin]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanization]] of the [[Chinese surname]]s '''{{linktext|王}}''' (''Wáng'') and '''{{linktext|汪}}''' (''Wāng'').

'''Wáng''' was listed 8th on the famous [[Song Dynasty]] list of the ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]''; it is the [[list of common Chinese surnames|most common surname]] in mainland China.

'''Wāng''' was 104th of the ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]''; it is the [[list of common Chinese surnames|58th-most-common surname]] in mainland China.

==Romanizations==
王 is also romanized as '''[[Wong (surname)|Wong]]''' in [[Cantonese language|Cantonese]] and [[Hakka language|Hakka]]; '''[[Ong (surname)|Ong]]''' or '''[[Bong (surname)|Bong]]''' in [[Hokkien language|Hokkien]]; '''[[Heng (surname)|Heng]]''' in [[Teochew dialect|Teochew]]; '''[[Uōng (surname)|Uōng]]''' in [[Gan language|Gan]]; '''[[Vang (surname)|Vang]]''', '''[[Vaj (surname)|Vaj]]''', or '''[[Vaaj (surname)|Vaaj]]''' in [[Hmong language|Hmong]]; '''[[Vương]]''' or '''[[Vong (surname)|Vong]]''' in [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]; '''Wang''' ({{linktext|왕}}) in [[Korean language|Korean]]; and '''[[O (surname)|Ō]]''' or '''[[Oh (surname)|Oh]]''' in [[Japanese language|Japanese]].

汪 is typically romanized identically, despite its distinct [[Chinese tones|tone]]. It is also '''Wong''' in Cantonese, '''Ong''' or '''[[Ang (surname)|Ang]]''' in Hokkien, '''Wang''' (왕) in Korean, and '''Ō''' or '''Oh''' in Japanese. However, in Vietnamese, it is written '''[[Uong (surname)|Uông]]'''.

==Distribution==
Wáng is one of the most common surnames in the world and was listed by the [[People's Republic of China]]'s [[National Citizen ID Information System]] as the most common surname in [[mainland China]] in April 2007, with 92.88 million bearers and comprising 7.25% of the general population.<ref name="Xinhua">Xinhua Net. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-04/24/content_6021482.htm 公安部统计分析显示：王姓成为我国第一大姓]. {{zh icon}}</ref><ref>''People's Daily''. "[http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_385661.html Chinese surname shortage sparks rethink]".</ref> It was the 6th most common surname on [[Taiwan]] in 2005, comprising 4.12% of the general population.<ref name="TMI">[[Taiwanese Ministry of the Interior]], Department of Population. Feb 2005. Op. cit. 中华百家姓-千字文-国学经典-文化经典. "[http://wuyilaoren.blog.163.com/blog/enwiki/static/165227073201058925589/ 中国台湾姓氏排行] [Taiwan (China) Surname Ranking]". 8 Jun 2010. Accessed 1 Apr 2012. {{zh icon}}</ref>

Wāng was listed by the NCIIS survey as the 58th most common surname in mainland China<ref name="Xinhua"/> and by Yang Xuxian as the 76th most common surname on Taiwan.<ref>Yang Xuxian. 《台湾百大姓氏》 [''Taiwan's Hundred 'Big Families<nowiki>'</nowiki>'']. Op. cit. 中华百家姓-千字文-国学经典-文化经典. "[http://wuyilaoren.blog.163.com/blog/enwiki/static/165227073201058925589/ 中国台湾姓氏排行] [Taiwan (China) Surname Ranking]". 8 Jun 2010. Accessed 1 Apr 2012. {{zh icon}}</ref>

Ong is the [[list of common Chinese Singaporean surnames|5th-most-common surname]] among [[Chinese Singaporeans]] and Wong the [[list of common Chinese Singaporean surnames|6th]].<ref>[[Statistics Singapore]]. "[http://web.archive.org/web/20080223075738/http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/papers/people/chinesesurnames.html Popular Chinese Surnames in Singapore]".</ref>

There were 88,000 Wongs during the year [[2000 US Census]], making it the [[most common Chinese surnames in America|7th-most-common surname]] among [[Asians and Pacific Islanders]] and the 279th most common surname overall. The 63,800 Wangs ranked 10th and 440th, respectively.<ref name="US">[[United States Census Bureau]]. "[http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/2000surnames/index.html Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000]". 27 Sept 2011. Accessed 29 Mar 2012.</ref>

Wang ([[Hangul]]: {{linktext|왕}}) is a fairly rare surname in [[South Korea]]. The year [[2000 South Korean Census]] listed only 23,447 Wangs.<ref>[http://kosis.nso.go.kr/cgi-bin/sws_999.cgi?ID=DT_1INOOSB&IDTYPE=3&A_LANG=1&FPUB=3&ITEM=&CLASS1=S.000].</ref>

==Origins of Wáng==
王 is the Chinese word for "[[king]]". William Baxter and Laurent Sagart reconstructed the [[Old Chinese]] form of Wáng as *''ɢʷaŋ'' and the [[Middle Chinese language|Middle Chinese]] as ''hjwang''.<ref name="BaxSag">Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. ''{{PDFlink|1=[http://crlao.ehess.fr/docannexe.php?id=1207 Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction]|2=1.93&nbsp;MB}}'', p. 48. 2011. Accessed 11 October 2011.</ref> 

The modern bearers of the name Wáng come from many different backgrounds, but the principal origins of the modern surname were four: the [[Zi (surname)|Zi]], the [[Ji (surname)|Ji]], the Gui, and the adoption of the name from ethnic groups outside the [[Han Chinese]].<ref>[http://www.yutopian.com/names/04/4wang1.html Origin of the surname Wang, Wong, Ong, Heng].</ref>

===Zi house===
The most ancient family name of Wáng was originated from the surname [[Zi (surname)|Zi]]. The Chinese legend mentions that near the end of [[Shang Dynasty]], [[King Zhou of Shang]]'s uncle [[Bi Gan]], [[Qi 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 Wáng as their surname as they are descendants of a prince and were known as "The Bi clan of the Wáng family".<ref>[http://www.greatchinese.com/surname/008.htm greatchinese.com - Hundred Family's Surnames: Wang entry (under paragraph 3 says Wang is the descendants of Prince Bi Gan)]</ref> The Zi clan has existed for about 3100 years through [[Qin Dynasty]] to [[Tang Dynasty]] and exists today. The Zi clan of Wáng lived predominantly in [[Henan]] during these times and developed into the famous Wáng family of Ji prefecture.<ref>[http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.cri.cn/9523/2006/04/29/421@1024490_4.htm Tracing of the Ancestry: under paragraph 1]</ref>

===House of Ji===
More Wáng were originated from the royal family of [[Zhou Dynasty]]. The original surname of the royal family of Zhou Dynasty was [[Ji (surname)|Ji]]. 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 Wáng as their surname. This family of Wáng traced its ancestry to [[Wang Ziqiao]]<ref>[http://www.sxwjdy.com/english/dyyl/ziqiao.html Wang Ziqiao]</ref>

According to the classical records, after [[King Wu of Zhou]] defeated the [[Shang Dynasty]], he chose the capital at the city of [[Gao (state)|Gao]]. This was known in history as the [[Western Zhou Dynasty]]. During the reign of the 21st king, [[King Ling of Zhou]] (571 - 545 BCE), the capital was in [[Chen Zhou]], which is the present day [[Luoyang]], [[Henan]]. The son of King Ling, [[Wang Ziqiao|crown prince Jin]] or Prince Qiao, was reduced to civilian status due to his remonstration to the king. His son [[Zong Jin]] remained as a [[Situ]] in the palace, and because of the people at the time recognized him as the descendant of the royal family, they called his family the "Wáng family".<ref>[http://english.people.com.cn/200601/16/eng20060116_235847.html Chinese surname history: Wang], under paragraph 2</ref> When the 8th generation [[Wang Cuo]] became a general in the [[State of Wei]], the clan finally regained its status. In the early period of [[Qin Dynasty]], this clan was active in areas of Luoyang in Henan. Between the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of [[Han Dynasty]], [[Wang Yuan (mathematician)|Wang Yuan]] and Wang Wei, sons of the Marquis of Wuchen [[Wang Li (politician)|Wang Li]], moved to [[Langye]] in [[Shandong]] and [[Taiyuan]] in [[Shanxi]]. Since then, they have developed into the famous Wáng families of Langye and Taiyuan, the largest group among this surname. The Ji clan of Wang existed around 2600 years. In China, 90% of the Wáng family originated from the Ji clan of Wang.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}

===House of Gui===
In [[Qi (Shandong)|Qi]], the descendants of [[Tian An]] (田安) received the surname Wáng.{{Clarify|date=March 2012}}

==Origins of Wāng==
汪 is the Chinese [[onomatopoeia]] for the sound of a [[Bark (utterance)|barking dog]]. Baxter and Sagart reconstructed it as *''qʷˤaŋ'' and ''<nowiki>'wang</nowiki>'', respectively.<ref name="BaxSag2">Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. ''{{PDFlink|1=[http://crlao.ehess.fr/docannexe.php?id=1207 Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction]|2=1.93&nbsp;MB}}'', p. 9. 2011. Accessed 11 October 2011.</ref>

===Chinese Muslims===
Most [[Hui people]] are of Arab or Persian ancestry through their male line,{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} but Hui in [[Gansu]] with the surname Wāng are descended from [[Han Chinese]] who converted to Islam and married Hui or [[Dongxiang people]].

A town called [[Tangwangchuan]] in [[Gansu]] had a multi-ethnic populace, the [[Tang (surname)|Tang]] (唐) and Wāng families predominating. The Tang and Wang families were originally of non-Muslim Han extraction, but by the Twentieth Century some branches of the families had become Muslim by intermarriage or conversion.<ref>{{cite book
|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=AvDOudr5M6MC&pg=PA102&dq=We+should+also+note+the+existence+of+smaller,+but+equally+mixed,+communities+such+as+Tangwangchuan#v=onepage&q=We%20should%20also%20note%20the%20existence%20of%20smaller%2C%20but%20equally%20mixed%2C%20communities%20such%20as%20Tangwangchuan&f=false
|title=Remapping China: fissures in historical terrain
|volume=
|year=1996
|author=Gail Hershatter
|editor=Gail Hershatter
|publisher=Stanford University Press
|edition=illustrated
|location=
|isbn=0-8047-2509-8
|page=102
|pages=
|accessdate=17 July 2011}}</ref>

==The surname in other countries/ethnic groups==

===Hmong===
The Vang constitute one of the largest of the eighteen clans of the Hmong.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}

===Korea===
{{Infobox Korean name|
hangul=왕|
hanji=王|
rr=Wang|
mr=Wang|
}}
In Korea, the Wangs are said to have originated from the [[Silla]] kingdom. One of the kingdom's noble families originally had the surname ''Jak'' ({{linktext|작}}). However, when [[Wang Geon]]{{spaced ndash}}the future founder of the [[Goryeo]] kingdom{{spaced ndash}}met a Buddhist monk at an early age with his father, the Buddhist monk foresaw that he would one day become king and therefore his father changed their last name to "Wang". Wang was then the [[Goryeo]] dynastic name for the duration of the kingdom, although it has since fallen into disuse. It is said that when Goryeo fell, people changed their surname to avoid severe persecution from the succeeding [[Joseon Dynasty]]. The [[Kaesong]] Wang [[bon-gwan|lineage]] traces its ancestry to the Goryeo rulers.

===Japan===
{{main|O (surname)}}

[[Ō (name)|Ō]] is a rare [[Japanese name]], mostly held by those of Chinese descent.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}

===Indonesia===
In Indonesia, the surname is often romanized as "Heng", "Bong" or "Ong" for people of Hokkien descent,{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} and more commonly as [[Ong (surname)|Ong]] by Chinese [[Peranakan]].

===Scandinavia===
Wang is also a completely unrelated surname in [[Sweden]] and [[Norway]].  It is a variant form of the name Vang which is derived from the Old Norse word "vangr," meaning field or meadow.

===Germany/Netherlands===
Wang is also a surname in the [[German language|German]] and [[Dutch language|Dutch]] languages. The name is derived from Middle German ''wang''/ Middle Dutch ''waenge'', 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==
{{Hatnote|Note: people generally romanized as "Wong" are listed in the "[[Wong (surname)|Wong]]" article. People generally romanized as "Ong" are listed in the "[[Ong (surname)|Ong]]" article. People with the family name "Vuong" are listed in the "[[Vuong]]" article. People generally romanized as "O" or "Oh" are listed in the "[[O (name)|Ō]]" article.}}

===China===
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*[[Charles Wang]], computer entrepreneur
*David Wang, former Chinese gangster
*[[Ed Wang]], American football player
*[[Garrett Wang]], [[Chinese American]] actor
*Paul Wang, American film producer
*[[Vera Wang]], fashion designer
*[[Alexander Wang (designer)|Alexander Wang]], fashion designer
*[[An Wang|Wang An]], computer scientist who founded [[Wang Laboratories]]
*[[Wang Anshi]], [[Song Dynasty]] politician
*[[Wang Bao]], [[Han Dynasty]] poet and author
*[[Wang Bi]], [[Three Kingdoms]] [[Taoist]] philosopher
*[[Wang Bingbing]], Chinese ski mountaineer
*[[Wang Can]], [[Han Dynasty]] scholar
*[[Wang Chong]], Chinese philosopher during Han Dynasty
*[[Wang Chongyang]], a Song Dynasty Taoist and founder of [[Quanzhen School]]
*[[Wang Chuzhi]], a regional military governor for [[Dingzhou]] during the 5 Dynasties and 10 Kingdoms era
*[[Wang Cuo]], a general from [[Wei Kingdom]]
*[[Wang Daiyu]], [[Hui people|Chinese Muslim]] scholor
*[[Wang Dan]], student leader - Tiananmen Square dissident
*[[Wang Dao]], [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] statesman and advisor
*[[Wang Daohan]], former president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
*[[Wang Dongxing]], Mao Zedong's principal bodyguard during the Cultural Revolution
*[[Wang Dun]], [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] a rebellious Jin general later warlord
*[[Wang Fangqing]], real name Wang Lin, served during the Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty as a chancellor
*[[Wang Fanxi]], Trotskyist
* [[Wang Feifei]] (王霏霏), [[Wang Feifei|Fei]] is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] singer member part of [[South Korean]] girl group [[Miss A]].
*[[Wang Fu (philosopher)|Wang Fu]], a philosopher from [[Gansu]] in the [[Eastern Han Dynasty|Later Han Dynasty]]
*[[Wang Fu (Three Kingdoms)|Wang Fu]], a [[Shu Han]] general serving under [[Liu Bei]]
*[[Wang Fu (philosopher)|Wang Fu]], an influential eunuch in Han Dynasty
*[[Wang Fu (painter)|Wang Fu]], a painter from Ming Dynasty
*[[Wang Fuzhi]], Chinese philosopher and historian
*The [[Empress Wang (Gaozong)|Empress Wang]], an empress of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty.
*[[Wang Gen]], Wang Yangming's disciple
*[[Wang Guangmei]], wife of [[Liu Shaoqi]]
*[[Wang Guangya]], UN ambassador
*[[Wang Guowei]], late [[Qing Dynasty]] and early [[Republic of China|Republican]] scholar
*[[Wang Hao (academic)|Wang Hao]], Chinese-American logician, philosopher and mathematician
*[[Wang Hongwen]], Chinese politician which is the youngest member of the [[Gang of Four]].
*[[Wang Jian (Qin)|Wang Jian]], a general from Qin Dynasty
*[[Wang Jian (Southern Qi)|Wang Jian]], Liu Song and Southern Qi official
*[[Wang Jian (Former Shu)|Wang Jian]], founding emperor of Former Shu, posthumously known as Gaozu
*[[Wang Jian (Ming)|Wang Jian]], a painter from Ming Dynasty
*[[Wang Jinghong]], Chinese Muslim admiral
*[[Wang Jipeng]], son of [[Wang Yanjun]], fourth king of the Min Kingdom ruled from 926-935
*[[Wang Jishan]], served during the Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty as a chancellor
*[[Wang Ju]], an inventor during Tang Dynasty
*[[Wang Jun (Three Kingdoms)|Wang Jun]], Imperial Protector of Yizhou known as the Prancing Dragon General served in the Jin Dynasty
*[[Wang Jun (Tang Dynasty)|Wang Jun]], a chancellor during Tang Dynasty
*[[Wang Jun (businessman)|Wang Jun]], son of Wang Zhen, is a famous Chinese businessman chairman of CITIC and Poly Technologies, China
*[[Wang Jun (PRC politician)|Wang Jun]], a PRC politician
*[[Wang Ju-Rong]], Chinese Muslim martial artist
*[[Wang Juzheng]], a Northern Song painter
*[[Wang Kui]] or Wang Jinkui, second ruler of the Wuping independent regime during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
*[[Wang Lang]], a Wei politician during the end of the Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms
*[[Wang Ling (historian)|Wang Ling]], historian of Chinese science
*[[Wang Liqin]], table tennis player
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*[[Wang Mang]], founder of the [[Xin Dynasty]]
*[[Wang Meng (Former Qin)|Wang Meng]], known as Marquess Wu of Qinghe is a prime minister for [[Former Qin]]
*[[Wang Ming]], a senior leader of the early Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Mastermind of [[28 Bolsheviks]] group
*[[Wang Nan (table tennis)|Wang Nan]], table tennis player
*[[Wang Rong (Three Kingdoms)|Wang Rong]], known as the 3rd East General, he served during the Jin Dynasty
*[[Wang Rong (official)|Wang Rong]], a PRC politician
*[[Wang Shenzhi]], founder of the Min Kingdom in [[Fujian]]
*[[Wang Shichong]], a general serving under the Sui Dynasty
*[[Wang Shiwei]], a Chinese journalist and literary writer
*[[Wang Shiyan]], Chinese painter
*[[Wang Shizhen]], [[Yuan Shikai]]'s [[Beiyang]] subordinate
*[[Wang Su]], son of [[Wang Lang]], adviser to [[Sima Shi]]
*[[Wang Tao (19th century)|Wang Tao]], reformer, political essayist, newspaper publisher, fiction writer
*[[Wayne Wang]], film director
*[[Wang Wei (8th-century poet)|Wang Wei]], [[Tang Dynasty]] poet
*[[Wang Weilin]], Tank Man, from the iconic photograph of the June 4, 1989 Tianenmen Square Massacre in Beijjing, China
*[[Wang Xizhi]], [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] calligrapher known as the Sage Calligrapher lived in Jin Dynasty
*[[Wang Xianzhi (calligrapher)|Wang Xianzhi]], calligrapher
*[[Wang Xianzhi]], [[Tang Dynasty]] agrarian rebel
*[[Wang Xiaobo]], modern writer
*[[Wang Xiaojie]], a general served during Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty
*[[Wang Xuan (Second Zhou)|Wang Xuan]], an official of Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, briefly serving as chancellor
*[[Wang Xuan]], an innovator of the Chinese printing industry
*[[Wang Xuance]], a diplomat to India and guard that served during the [[Tang Dynasty]]
*[[Wang Yan (Former Shu)|Wang Yan]], son of Wang Jian, second ruler of the Qian Kingdom (Former Shu)
*[[Wang Yangming]], [[Ming Dynasty]] Neo-Confucian
*[[Wang Yanhan]], son of [[Wang Shenzhi]], second king of the Min Kingdom ruled from 925-926
*[[Wang Yanjun]], son of [[Wang Yanhan]], third king of the Min Kingdom ruled from 926-935
*[[Wang Yanxi]], son of [[Wang Jipeng]], fifth king of the Min Kingdom ruled from 939-944
*[[Wang Yanzheng]], son of [[Wang Yanxi]], the last king of the Min Kingdom (943-945) before being absorbed by [[Southern Tang]]
*[[Wang Yaowu]], high-ranking KMT general who fought the Imperial Japanese army and Chinese Communists from 1924-1948
*[[Wang Yeping]], wife of Jiang Zemin, former president of People's Republic of China
*[[Garrett Wang|Wang Yizhan]], see [[Garrett Wang]]
*[[Wang Yuegu]], China-born [[Singapore]]an Olympic table tennis player
*[[Wang Yun]], Minister over the Masses under Emperor Xian during the late Eastern Han Dynasty
*[[Yuja Wang|Wang Yuja]], classical pianist
*[[Wang Zhaoguo]], a Fujian Chinese politician who came to prominence during the era of [[Deng Xiaoping]]
*[[Wang Zhaojun]], one of the [[Four Beauties]] of ancient China
*[[Wang Zhen (official)|Wang Zhen]], an official and an inventor for Yuan Dynasty known for the first wooden movable type printing
*[[Wang Zhen]], a Chinese political figure and one of the Eight Immortals of the Communist Party of China.
*[[Wang Zhen (eunuch)|Wang Zhen]], powerful eunuch during the Ming Dynasty
*[[Wang Zhen (Wang Yiting)|Wang Zhen]], well-known painter of the "Shanghai school" in the Qing Dynasty
*[[Wang Zhen (gymnast)|Wang Zhen]], Chinese gymnast
*[[Empress Wang Zhengjun|Wang Zhengjun]], [[Han Dynasty]] empress
*[[Wang Zhengwei]], Chairman of Ningxia
*[[Wang Zhi (pirate)|Wang Zhi]], a eunuch in Ming Dynasty
*[[Wang Zhizhi]], former NBA player
*[[Wang Zi-Ping]], Chinese Muslim martial artist
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===Malaysia===
* [[Wang Lanyin]], a Malaysian singer-composer

===Singapore===
* [[Wang Yuegu]], China-born Singaporean Olympic table tennis player

===Taiwan===
* [[Wang Chien-Ming]], pitcher for the [[New York Yankees]] and [[Washington Nationals]]
* [[Wang Chien-shien]], [[Republic of China|ROC]] politician
* [[Cyndi Wang]], [[Taiwan]]ese [[Mandopop]] singer
* [[Joanna Wang]], [[Taiwan]]ese singer-songwriter
* [[Leehom Wang]], [[Taiwanese-American]] singer-songwriter, actor and commercial model
* [[Ong Iok-tek]] (Wang Yude), Taiwan nationalist

===Korea===
* The royal family of the [[Goryeo Dynasty]], founded by [[Wang Geon]]
* [[Wang Feifei]] (王霏霏), [[Wang Feifei|Fei]] is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] singer member part of [[South Korean]] girl group [[Miss A]].
* [[Wang Ki-Chun]], judo world champion
* [[Wang Bit Na]], actress and model
* Wang Ji-hyun, popularly known as [[Jun Ji-hyun]]

===Fictional people===
* [[Lo Wang]], ''[[Shadow Warrior]]'' character
* [[Nina Wáng]], ''[[My-Otome]]'' character
* [[List of characters in the Tekken series#Wang Jinrei|Wang Jinrei]], ''[[Tekken (series)|Tekken]]'' character
* [[Wang Liu Mei]], ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' character
* Wang Lung, ''[[The Good Earth]]'' character
* Wang Shizhen, ''[[Hikaru no Go]]'' character
* Wang Yao, ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' character
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==See also==
* [[List of common Chinese surnames]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

<div class="references-small">
*{{cite book | last=Yuan (袁)| first=Yida (義達) | title=Chinese Surnames, Group Heredity and Spread of Population (中国姓氏·群体遗传和人口分布) | publisher=Huadong Training College Publishing Group (華東師範大學出版社)| year=2002 | isbn=7-5617-2769-0/C.081}}
*{{cite book | last=Zhang (臧) | first=Lihe (勵和) | title=The Great Dictionary of Chinese Names (中國人名大辭典), updated by Xu Shitian (許師慎) | publisher= The Commercial Press (商務印書館) | year=1998 | isbn=7-100-02555-9}}
</div>

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