Gaowu Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Gaowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gaowu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1801:130,2491,188
China61:227,886,92811,701
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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

The last name Gaowu occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaowu? popularity and diffusion

Gaowu is the 1,239,697th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. Gaowu is mostly 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 frequent given name at a global level, held by 3,566 people.

It is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 130,249. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: New Taipei City, where 21 percent live, Kaohsiung City, where 19 percent live and Taichung City, where 13 percent live. Beside Taiwan it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaobu8019/
Goabou737/
Gaobui732/
Gouabou67258/
Gouawou672/
Gaoubou671/
Ngouawou623/
Ngouavou622/
Gayiabou621/
Ngouowui621/
Gayyabou621/
Gojubu55651/
Ngoavu551/
Gaiyabu5023/
Gouabau5013/
Gayyabu503/
Ghoabeu501/
Gouaveu501/
Gouabeu501/
Kghoabu501/
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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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