Ganwu Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Ganwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
Ganwu (1,715) may also be a first name.
Ganwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganwu is found in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Ganwu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Ganwu reside; 57 percent reside in East Asia and 57 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Ganwu is also the 185,411th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 1,715 people.
The surname Ganwu is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,953,729. In Taiwan Ganwu is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 83 percent are found, Pingtung County, where 8 percent are found and Taoyuan City, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Taiwan this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 43 percent are found.
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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 Ganwu
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