Chuwu Surname
Approximately 365 people bear this surname
Chuwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 348 | 1:509,031 | 25,276 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chuwu (62) may also be a first name.
Chuwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chuwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chuwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chuwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chuwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 777,192nd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. Chuwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chuwu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most widespread first name globally It is held by 62 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 509,031. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 63 percent are found, Abia, where 11 percent are found and Benue, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuhwu | 91 | 30 | / |
| Chuwwu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Chujwu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Chouwu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Chuwau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Huwu | 89 | 148 | / |
| Cuwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chuwuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chuwuit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chubu | 80 | 1,342 | / |
| Shuwu | 80 | 213 | / |
| Zhuwu | 80 | 158 | / |
| Hauwu | 80 | 106 | / |
| Houwu | 80 | 93 | / |
| Huiwu | 80 | 59 | / |
| Huwau | 80 | 30 | / |
| Huswu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Chowu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Chiwu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Cuiwu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hsuwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cuwuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huwui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khuwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Xhuwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchouwou | 77 | 22 | / |
| Tchauwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tcheuwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hauwau | 73 | 23,686 | / |
| Zhuwau | 73 | 1,214 | / |
| Shouwu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Shuwau | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hauwwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chubau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hauwou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Houwui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cheuvu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hauwuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sheuwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khuwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shauwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zhuwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tchubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chubuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shuwus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shuiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chauvu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chubui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chubou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shuuwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwutt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Choubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suwu | 67 | 1,105 | / |
| Xuwu | 67 | 969 | / |
| Hubu | 67 | 713 | / |
| Choubou | 67 | 242 | / |
| Howu | 67 | 96 | / |
| Zuwu | 67 | 76 | / |
| Cheubou | 67 | 69 | / |
| Chaubou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chouvus | 67 | 12 | / |
| Choubeu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hauwwau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chauvau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chouvou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cuvu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Choubuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaubeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zhuwahu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chouwoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huvu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchoubu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheubeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chauveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaubuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhowuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chauwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauhwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuibeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaubau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Chuwu
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