How common is the surname Wan?

5,831 people in the United States had the surname Wan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,949 Americans. It ranked 5,911th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wan?

Wan Fulin, Army General (1880–1951).

Where is the surname Wan most common?

Wikidata records people named Wan in China.

Is the surname Wan getting more or less common?

More common. 4,605 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,831 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Wan

A surname, carried by 5,831 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wan is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,831 people named Wan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,949 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,605.

#5,911

rank among US surnames

5,831

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+26.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,747)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,903	Gudino	5,847	52,804
#5,905	Seale	5,846	52,813
#5,906	Stackhouse	5,844	52,831
#5,907	Frizzell	5,840	52,867
#5,908	Mincey	5,839	52,876
#5,909	Marchant	5,834	52,922
#5,910	Philip	5,832	52,940

Who is named Wan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Wan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
White (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Two or more races 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Wans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wan Fulin
Army General (1880–1951)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wan

Wan has the Soundex code W500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W500.

Questions

How common is the surname Wan?: 5,831 people in the United States had the surname Wan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,949 Americans. It ranked 5,911th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wan?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Wan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wan?: Wan Fulin, Army General (1880–1951).
Where is the surname Wan most common?: Wikidata records people named Wan in China.
Is the surname Wan getting more or less common?: More common. 4,605 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,831 in 2010, up 27%.