Duwu Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Duwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan791:296,7692,416
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Duwu (16) may also be a first name.

Duwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Duwu is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duwu? popularity and diffusion

Duwu is the 1,380,086th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name Duwu is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Duwu reside; 50 percent reside in East Asia and 50 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Duwu is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 296,769. In Taiwan Duwu is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 35 percent are found, Tainan City, where 29 percent are found and New Taipei City, where 10 percent are found. Other than Taiwan this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 39 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duwau8925/
Douwu8910/
Dauwu899/
Duwus893/
Duwwu893/
Duwuh891/
Duwou891/
Duwud891/
Deuwu891/
Duwuth8057/
Douwou8010/
Douweu801/
Dubu751,232/
Diwu75329/
Dowu75107/
Duvu7575/
Douwoud739/
Dhouwou731/
Dubau67983/
Dubuy67510/
Dubou67183/
Duwoe6789/
Dubeu6784/
Diwuy6733/
Daubu6719/
Dhubu6712/
Dubui6712/
Dubhu678/
Duvau677/
Dhuvu677/
Dhiwu676/
Dauvu674/
Duveu674/
Tdowu674/
Duvus673/
Deubu671/
Duuvu671/
Duvuu671/
Duyvu671/
Dowui671/
Doubu671/
Duubu671/

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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 Duwu
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