Chenwu Surname

122,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Chenwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chenwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan3,6741:6,381140
China321:42,728,7992,300
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chenwu (2,303) may also be a first name.

Chenwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chenwu is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chenwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Chenwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 122,938th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,961,126 people. The last name Chenwu occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chenwu are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 155,260th most common first name worldwide, borne by 2,303 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 3,674 people, or 1 in 6,381. In Taiwan Chenwu is primarily concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 22 percent live, Tainan City, where 18 percent live and Taichung City, where 11 percent live. Outside of Taiwan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in China, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Chenwu Last Name Statistics demography

Chenwu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chienwu923/
Chenwuh921/
Cenwu911/
Tchenwou8616/
Chienwou861/
Chenbu839/
Chinwu835/
Shenwu834/
Chenvu831/
Chanwu831/
Cnwu801/
Chemwou779/
Chenbou771/
Chinwou771/
Senwu7333/
Henbu737/
Kenwu733/
Hjnwu731/
Tchemweu711/
Tchinwou711/
Chembu67136/
Chinbu6797/
Saenwu6737/
Kenwou6713/
Chanvu672/
Senwou672/
Senwui671/
Senwuh671/
Kenwuh671/

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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 Chenwu
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