Fanwu Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Fanwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan751:312,5972,517
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fanwu (35) may also be a first name.

Fanwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanwu is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fanwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,152,526th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Fanwu live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 35 people.

It is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 312,597. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: New Taipei City, where 19 percent reside, Taoyuan City, where 16 percent reside and Taichung City, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Taiwan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanwou9129/
Fanwui913/
Fanweu912/
Vanwu806/
Fanvu802/
Fanbu801/
Fanbou7370/
Fanbeu7338/
Fanbui733/
Fahnbu733/
Fannbu731/
Famwou731/
Fonwou731/
Phanwut676/
Fanïvou671/
Fainbou671/

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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 Fanwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis