Dongwu Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Dongwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 47 | 1:498,824 | 3,776 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dongwu (19,147) may also be a first name.
Dongwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dongwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dongwu has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dongwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Dongwu live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Dongwu is also the 39,084th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 19,147 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 498,824. In Taiwan Dongwu is primarily concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 28 percent reside, Pingtung County, where 19 percent reside and Tainan City, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Taiwan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dongwou | 92 | 23 | / |
| Doungwou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dongbu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Dangwu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Donkwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dongbou | 77 | 100 | / |
| Dongueu | 77 | 57 | / |
| Dongbeu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Dongwoo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Dounkwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dangwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dongwoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doungueu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dunkwu | 67 | 1,588 | / |
| Dangvu | 67 | 66 | / |
| Dankwu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dangbui | 62 | 525 | / |
| Dangbeu | 62 | 33 | / |
| Domgueu | 62 | 13 | / |
| Dangueu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Daungbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dangvui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Domkwou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dungbui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Deungueu | 57 | 11 | / |
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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 Dongwu
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