Fuwei Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fuwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fuwei (770) may also be a first name.

Fuwei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fuwei occurs most in Taiwan. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuwei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Fuwei live; 61 percent live in East Asia and 61 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Fuwei is also the 295,787th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 770 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,344,475. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: Taoyuan City, where 60 percent reside, Taichung City, where 20 percent reside and Chiayi City, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Taiwan it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and China, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouwei9115/
Fuwe8925/
Fuwi895/
Feuwe8038/
Fuhwi8035/
Fuwai8026/
Fauwe8017/
Pfuwe8012/
Fouwe804/
Fuwui803/
Fiwei803/
Fuiwi803/
Fuwii802/
Fuwie802/
Fuwes801/
Pfuwi801/
Fuvei801/
Fuwey801/
Fuewe800/
Pfuwai73209/
Fuhwai739/
Fuwayi736/
Fuwais732/
Fuiwae731/
Fuwaid731/
Fouwet731/
Fouwhi731/
Fouwea731/
Fuwa677,267/
Fowe67802/
Fube67505/
Fubi67201/
Fuve6795/
Pfuwayi6732/
Vuwi6723/
Vuwe6721/
Fouweah6715/
Fuvi675/
Fiwi674/
Fowi673/
Fiwe673/
Fowuowe672/
Fouveia671/
Fouwoue671/
Fouwhea671/

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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 Fuwei
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