Wang (surname)

Wáng

Pronunciation	Wáng ([wǎŋ]) (Mandarin) Wong (surname) (Hong Kong, Macau, Cantonese, Hakka) Waan (Shanghainese) Ong, Bong (Hokkien) Heng (Teochew) Uōng (Gan) Vang, Vaj, Vaaj (Hmong) Vương, Vong (Vietnamese) Wang (Korean)
Language(s)	Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean
Origin
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Word/Name	China
Meaning	"king"
Other names
Derivative(s)	Vuong

Wāng

Pronunciation	Wāng (Mandarin) Wong (Cantonese) Waan (Shanghainese) Ong, Ang (Hokkien) Wang (Korean) Uông (Vietnamese)
Language(s)	Chinese, Vietnamese
Origin
Language(s)	Chinese

Wang (/wɑːŋ/) is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surnames (Wáng) and (Wāng).

Wáng (王) was listed 8th on the famous Song Dynasty list of the Hundred Family Surnames; it is the most common surname in mainland China.

Wāng (汪) was 104th of the Hundred Family Surnames; it is the 58th-most-common surname in mainland China.

王 is also romanized as Wong in Hong Kong, Macau, Cantonese and Hakka; Waan or Waon in Shanghainese; Ong or Bong in Hokkien; Heng in Teochew; Uōng in Gan; Vang, Vaj, or Vaaj in Hmong; Vương or Vong in Vietnamese; Wang () in Korean; and Ō or Oh in Japanese.