Guowei Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Guam

Guowei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guowei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China281:48,832,9132,633
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guam11:160,1214,893
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Guowei (507,995) may also be a first name.

Guowei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guowei is more commonly found in China than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Guowei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guowei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Guowei occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Guowei reside; 74 percent reside in East Asia and 74 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Guowei is also the 1,990th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 507,995 people.

It is most frequent in China, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 48,832,913. Apart from China this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwowei831/
Kuowei831/
Gboweyi771/
Gbuwuei771/
Guoie738/
Gueai735/
Guoje735/
Guoui731/
Gueui731/
Quowe731/
Guojie6725/
Gbawei6714/
Gweihe6713/
Guehai6713/
Gweiji6712/
Gueyie676/
Gueije675/
Gueuhi673/
Kuawei673/
Guhawe673/
Gbouei671/
Gueyai671/
Guehei671/
Guiyei671/
Gbowey671/
Gweiye671/
Gueiaj671/

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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
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  • 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 Guowei
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