Gaowu Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Gaowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 180 | 1:130,249 | 1,188 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Gaowu (3,566) may also be a first name.
Gaowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaowu has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaowu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,239,697th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gaowu reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Gaowu is also the 118,616th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 3,566 people.
The last name Gaowu is most prevalent in Taiwan, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 130,249. In Taiwan Gaowu is mostly found in: New Taipei City, where 21 percent reside, Kaohsiung City, where 19 percent reside and Taichung City, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Taiwan Gaowu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 3 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Gaowu
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