Guowu Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Guowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan4471:52,449578
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Guowu (214) may also be a first name.

Guowu Last Name Facts

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

Guowu has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guowu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 662,685th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Guowu are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Guowu is also the 617,781st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 214 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 52,449. In Taiwan Guowu is most numerous in: Tainan City, where 28 percent are found, Kaohsiung City, where 27 percent are found and Taichung City, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Taiwan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbowu8027/
Kuowu802/
Quowu801/
Guowo801/
Guawu801/
Guobu801/
Nguawu7327/
Quoiwu738/
Guobou735/
Guabou734/
Gboiwu731/
Ngwowu731/
Gueubou6745/
Gueuwou6726/
Nguawou671/

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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 Guowu
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