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Wang is a German, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish surname derived from the Old High German wang or Old Norse vangr, meaning "grassy slope, meadow." The name originates as a topographic surname for someone who lived on or near a grassy slope or meadow, and it is cognate with the German word Wang (still in use in some dialects). In Scandinavian contexts, the related form vång or vang appears in place names such as Vang in Norway and Sweden, reinforcing the toponymic origin. Variants include Swedish Vång and Danish Vang 1, both with the same root meaning. The surname is well-documented across Germanic-speaking regions, but should not be confused with the Chinese surname Wang, which is entirely unrelated. Despite being a strong surname in Northern Europe, it remains relatively uncommon globally, most frequently found in Germany and Scandinavia.