Diwu Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Diwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
China451:30,384,9241,604
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694

Diwu (3,268) may also be a first name.

Diwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diwu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Diwu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Diwu is the 837,371st most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Diwu live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 125,232nd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 3,268 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 292,852. In South Africa Diwu is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent reside, Western Cape, where 13 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in China, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Diwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Diwu are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Diwu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.36% less than the national average, earning R 132,228 per year and in United States they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $50,663 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daiwu8970/
Diwou8941/
Diwuy8933/
Dhiwu896/
Diwau892/
Diewou803/
Diwoux802/
Diowuy801/
Dibu75924/
Dewu75663/
Divu75390/
Duwu75159/
Daibu67512/
Dibou67226/
Diovu67139/
Diveu67134/
Dhewu6749/
Divou6738/
Dibeu6728/
Duwau6725/
Dewuh6722/
Dewou6720/
Dewui6718/
Divui6716/
Dibau6716/
Deibu677/
Dyowu677/
Dibui675/
Duwwu673/
Dewau673/
Divus672/
Dhibu672/
Doibu672/
Duwou671/
Duwuh671/
Dhivu671/
Dywui671/
Dewud671/
Dibuh671/
Deuwu671/
Diwoe671/
Dehwu671/
Deewu671/
Deivu671/

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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 Diwu
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