Wang

See also: wang, wáng, wàng, Wáng, wāng, and wǎng

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæŋ/
• IPA^(key): /wɔŋ/

Proper noun

Wang

1. A surname derived from a common Chinese surname.
2. A surname of Korean origin.
3. A surname of Danish origin. Variation of Vang.

Translations

Wang: the Chinese surname

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 王 (wong⁴)

  Mandarin: 王 (zh) (Wáng)

• Japanese: 王 (ja) (おう, Ō), ワン (ja) (Wan) (transliteration)
• Korean: 왕 (ko) (Wang) (王 (ko))
• Manchu: ᠸᠠᠩ (wang)

• Mongolian:

  Classical Mongolian: ᠸᠠᠩ (wang)

• Russian: Ван (ru) (Van)
• Tibetan: ཝང (wang)
• Vietnamese: Vương (王 (vi))

Anagrams

• AgNW, Ngwa, gawn, gnaw, gwan

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German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Wang n (genitive Wangs)

1. A municipality of Lower Austria, Austria.
2. A municipality of Bavaria, Germany.

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Wang

1. A surname​. Variation of Vang.

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Mandarin 王 (wáng) and 汪 (wāng)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aŋ

IPA^(key): /waŋ/, [wɐŋ]

Proper noun

Wang

1. A surname​.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Wang is the 851^st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 10,891 individuals.

Related terms

• Ong
• Wong
• Heng