Duwang Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Duwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1031:227,6191,927
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Philippines721:1,406,086101,646
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Duwang (605) may also be a first name.

Duwang Last Name Facts

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

Duwang (Tibetan: འདུ་དབང་།) is found most in Taiwan. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Duwang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duwang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 940,398th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Duwang reside; 38 percent reside in East Asia and 38 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Duwang is also the 339,798th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 605 people.

Duwang is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 227,619. In Taiwan Duwang is primarily concentrated in: Tainan City, where 29 percent reside, Taichung City, where 19 percent reside and New Taipei City, where 17 percent reside. Other than Taiwan it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and The Philippines, where 26 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deuwang929/
Douwang927/
Duwangs922/
Duhwang921/
Duwasing863/
Diwang83297/
Duwong83140/
Dowang83115/
Dubang8319/
Duvang832/
Duhuang7788/
Duevang7718/
Diewang7715/
Dihuang775/
Dhuwong774/
Douvang774/
Doubang774/
Dhuvang773/
Dowaing772/
Duwanqe772/
Dubeang771/
Deubang771/
Douwong771/
Doewang771/
Duwongs771/
Duvasing716/
Douhuang712/
Douwoung711/
Duwanque711/
Diwong671,375/
Dhuvasing6732/
Dowong6724/
Dubong6721/
Duveng675/
Divang675/
Duvéng674/
Dubanc672/
Duvong671/

Duwang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duwang in the Tibetan language
འདུ་དབང་།duwang-

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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
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  • 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 Duwang
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