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 is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 837,371st most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Diwu reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 125,232nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 3,268 people.

Diwu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 292,852. In South Africa Diwu is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Not including South Africa it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in China, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Diwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Diwu surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% being registered with the political 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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