How common is the last name Wang?

169,987 people in the United States have the last name Wang, about 1 in 1,758. It ranks #151 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WANG

#151

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
169,987
About
1 in 1,758
This common or more
20.1%
Who bears it

Of the 169,987 people with the last name Wang, 94.6% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.2% as White and 1.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Wang

#149 Kennedy · 171,457#150 Guzman · 170,696#152 Wells · 169,750#153 Henry · 166,610

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Wang, most common first.

#46,955 Wank · 488

Also a first name

As a first name, Wang ranks #9,024 of 53,615, with 1,570 people. See Wang as a first name

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