Changwoo Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Changwoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Changwoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Changwoo (196) may also be a first name.

Changwoo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Changwoo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Changwoo is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Changwoo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Changwoo is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Changwoo live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 648,004th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 196 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 67 percent live and Georgia, where 33 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Changwo9312/
Tchangwo882/
Changwoy881/
Hangwood881/
Changkwot824/
Tchangwoh821/
Chongwo801,087/
Changwa801,022/
Changwu8022/
Changbo8015/
Sangwoo809/
Changuo806/
Chengwo801/
Chankwo801/
Shangwo801/
Chaungwa75146/
Chaangwa75119/
Tchangwa7567/
Changwad7519/
Chengkwo7510/
Chaungwu754/
Changguo752/
Tchankwo752/
Cheangbo751/
Hongwoot751/
Chang'wa751/
Changkuo751/
Chaengwa751/
Changhwa751/
Schangwa751/
Tchangwu751/
Chongwoh751/
Changkwu751/
Hangwa71801/
Hanguo7120/
Sangwo7119/
Cankwo719/
Hangbo713/
Zangwo712/
Chanengwa712/
Tchangbou711/
Tchanguop711/
Cangwa711/
Congwo711/
Ttchangwa711/
Chahangwa711/
Chasengwa711/
Shangwa673,445/
Zhangwu671,494/
Changbu67519/
Chongwa67348/
Chankwa67338/
Khangwa67147/
Chengwa67146/
Shangbo67122/
Zangboo6757/
Chachengwa6734/
Tsangwo6734/
Hangwaz6733/
Changua6712/
Changba679/
Chankuo676/
Chongbo676/
Sangboo674/
Hangwah674/
Hang'wa674/
Shanguo673/
Chongwu672/
Songwoo671/
Shongwo671/
Hangwha671/
Haungwa671/
Johngwo671/
Sangwoa671/
Sangwou671/
Chenkwo671/
Hangvos670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Changwoo
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