Jungwoo Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

Jungwoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jungwoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jungwoo (572) may also be a first name.

Jungwoo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jungwoo is more frequently found in South Korea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jungwoo? popularity and diffusion

Jungwoo is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Jungwoo reside; 67 percent reside in East Asia and 67 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 350,532nd most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 572 people.

Jungwoo is most common in South Korea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 25,620,128. Outside of South Korea Jungwoo occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sungwoo866/
Jongwoo863/
Ojungwo862/
Hyungwoo805/
Seungwoo804/
Ojoungwo801/
Jungwa7782/
Junguo7711/
Jongwo772/
Jungbo772/
Sungwo771/
Jumgwo771/
Jungwu771/
Ojongwo71109/
Seungwo7120/
Jungwat718/
Junghwa717/
Youngwo713/
Jumngwa713/
Ojungwa713/
Jungwha711/
Djungwa711/
Ajongwo711/
Sungwoh711/
Sunghwo711/
Uyongwo711/
Jungwad711/
Jungwatt672/

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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 Jungwoo
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