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

The last name Chengwu is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chengwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Chengwu reside; 92 percent reside in East Asia and 92 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 13,375th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 73,143 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 545,227. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Tainan City, where 35 percent are found, Kaohsiung City, where 21 percent are found and Taoyuan City, where 12 percent are found. Not including Taiwan Chengwu is found in 3 countries. It is also common 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis