Fangwu Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Fangwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fangwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan931:252,0942,103
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Fangwu (9,054) may also be a first name.

Fangwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fangwu occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fangwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. Fangwu is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Fangwu reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Fangwu is also the 65,432nd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 9,054 people.

This last name is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 252,094. In Taiwan Fangwu is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 27 percent are found, Tainan City, where 23 percent are found and Taipei City, where 15 percent are found. Barring Taiwan this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fangkwu921/
Fongwu831/
Fangueu7731/
Fangbeu7717/
Fangbou7710/
Faingbu771/
Foncwu671/
Fongwoo6210/
Fongueu622/
Fonkwuh621/
Phanguau571/
Founguou571/

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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 Fangwu
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