Chwu Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Chwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Chwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chwu is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Chwu reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Chwu is most numerous in: Greater London, where 88 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 6 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chweu | 89 | 480 | / |
| Hwu | 86 | 516 | / |
| Cwu | 86 | 20 | / |
| Schwut | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cweu | 75 | 13 | / |
| Shwu | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hwau | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hwui | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hswu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chvu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cwuj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hxwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwuz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xhwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hcwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tcwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwud | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schwuch | 73 | 17 | / |
| Schwudt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schwaup | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schwuss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zhwau | 67 | 48 | / |
| Schwucht | 67 | 14 | / |
| Schwauss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schwautz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shwhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shwus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chbhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chbau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chwu
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