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 surname Dongwu occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dongwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Dongwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,746,821st most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Dongwu are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Dongwu is also the 39,084th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 19,147 people.
Dongwu is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 498,824. In Taiwan Dongwu is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 28 percent are found, Pingtung County, where 19 percent are found and Tainan City, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Taiwan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
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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