Chengwu Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Chengwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chengwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
China41:341,830,39216,990
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Chengwu (73,143) may also be a first name.

Chengwu Last Name Facts

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

Chengwu is most common in Taiwan. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chengwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Chengwu live; 92 percent live in East Asia and 92 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 13,375th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 73,143 people.

The surname Chengwu is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 545,227. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Tainan City, where 35 percent are found, Kaohsiung City, where 21 percent are found and Taoyuan City, where 12 percent are found. Other than Taiwan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cengwu92328/
Hengwu921/
Changwu8622/
Shengwu868/
Chongwu862/
Chingwu861/
Chengueu801/
Changkwu801/
Hengbu779/
Gengwu773/
Kengwu771/
Tchengueu751/
Tchingwou751/
Sengwou712/
Tsengwu711/
Chinkwu711/
Hengueu711/

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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 Chengwu
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