In Hong Kong and Macau and among the Chinese diaspora abroad, though, many choose to romanize their name according to their regional pronunciation.
Some historical information showed that the name can be traced back to 206 BC–220 AD Han dynasty.
The romanisation "Wong" is also linked with mainland Chinese "Wang (surname)" which has a historical name from Zi in Shang dynasty .
The name is widely used in Hong Kong and some of the Commonwealth countries.
Many migrants moved to parts of south-east Asia, Europe, Canada, Australia and the United States.