Hongwu Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Hongwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hongwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan4231:55,425602
China61:227,886,92811,701
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Hongwu (117,776) may also be a first name.

Hongwu Last Name Facts

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

Hongwu occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hongwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 685,266th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. The last name Hongwu is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Hongwu are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 8,746th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 117,776 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 423 people, or 1 in 55,425. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Kaohsiung City, where 34 percent are found, Tainan City, where 14 percent are found and Taichung City, where 9 percent are found. Beside Taiwan Hongwu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chongwu922/
Hongwut921/
Ongwu9139/
Chongwut861/
Jongwu833/
Hongvu832/
Hengwu831/
Ongwut831/
Oungwu831/
Ongweu831/
Changwu7722/
Ahungwu774/
Hongueu771/
Houngbu771/
Hongbui771/
Angwu73121/
Ungwu7321/
Onkwu7312/
Engwu737/
Ongbu734/
Omgwu733/
Chaungwu714/
Chongbuy711/
Changkwu711/
Johnngwu711/
Engwau671,315/
Angwuh6727/
Engweu6711/
Ongbou679/
Angwau674/
Hungvu674/
Ounkwu671/
Jonkwu671/
Aungwu671/

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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 Hongwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis