Dwu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Thailand

Dwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Dwu (12) may also be a first name.

Dwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dwu is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Dwu are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 50 percent live, California, where 25 percent live and South Dakota, where 25 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwwu862/
Ddwu861/
Dwuu861/
Dwui861/
Dwud861/
Dwgu861/
Dtwu861/
D'Wu861/
Dwoud751/
Dwguj751/
Tdwud751/
Dwult751/
Dweus750/
Twu67242/
Dbu677/
Dvu675/
Dehewu671/
Dwault670/

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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 Dwu
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