Changwu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Changwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Changwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China141:97,665,8265,141
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Changwu (39,436) may also be a first name.

Changwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Changwu occurs more in China more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Changwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Changwu reside; 73 percent reside in East Asia and 73 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 22,457th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 39,436 people.

The last name is most common in China, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 97,665,826. Barring China this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Taiwan, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaungwu934/
Changkwu931/
Tchangwu931/
Zhangwu861,494/
Changbu86519/
Chengwu8651/
Shangwu8620/
Chongwu862/
Changwoo805/
Changbui801/
Chongwut801/
Hongwu77433/
Congwu771/
Tchangueu7516/
Tchangbou751/
Zhongwu71204/
Samngwu714/
Hangueu713/
Hongwut711/
Sangwut711/
Sangwou711/
Chanqueu6713/
Seangwut6710/
Johnngwu671/
Chongbuy671/

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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 Changwu
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