Fangwei Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Fangwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fangwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fangwei (42,011) may also be a first name.

Fangwei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fangwei occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fangwei? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Fangwei is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Fangwei reside; 81 percent reside in East Asia and 81 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Fangwei is also the 21,341st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 42,011 people.

The surname is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,604,972. In Taiwan it is primarily concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 44 percent live, Taipei City, where 33 percent live and Keelung City, where 11 percent live. Beside Taiwan it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fangwe9221/
Fangwi9216/
Fongwei8613/
Fangwai865/
Fangwih861/
Feingwei801/
Fangbowe800/
Fangbi77501/
Fangue77491/
Fangbe77468/
Fongwe77224/
Fongwi77155/
Fangwa7797/
Fankwe7744/
Fangui778/
Fankwi772/
Vangwe771/
Foingwe71109/
Fangkwa7135/
Fangueu7131/
Fangoue7131/
Fangbeu7117/
Fanghui7117/
Fhangbe718/
Fanguey716/
Fongweh715/
Fongwit714/
Fangbai714/
Fangcui712/
Fonkwei711/
Fangwad711/
Faungue711/
Fanghwa711/
Fongwai711/
Vangwai711/
Fanghue711/
Fomngwe711/
Fongwet711/
Fongwie711/
Feungwe711/
Fanggui711/
Fangwat711/
Phangwet6771/
Foingweh675/
Fongweha674/
Feingwit671/
Vangwaji671/
Fanguhes670/

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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 Fangwei
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