Jwu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Brunei

Jwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Jwu (37) may also be a first name.

Jwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jwu is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jwu? popularity and diffusion

Jwu is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Jwu occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jwu reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name globally, borne by 37 people.

The last name is most common in Thailand, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 11,773,058. In Thailand Jwu is primarily found in: Bangkok, where 67 percent are found and Krabi Province, where 17 percent are found. Other than Thailand it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brunei, where 13 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiwu86125/
Ujwu8660/
Ojwu8651/
Ajwu8615/
Ejwu867/
Ijwu867/
Jywu862/
Jwou861/
Jwud861/
Jwus861/
Jwuu861/
Jwuy861/
Jwuz861/
Ejwau75115/
Jiwuh7520/
Ejwua7510/
Ajwau756/
Jiewu754/
Ujwuh753/
Ajwua752/
Ijwau752/
Jwahu751/
Jswou751/
Jwouy751/
Jiwus751/
Ijwui751/
Ijwou751/
Iwu678,419/
Ewu672,846/
Jiwuth6722/
Jvu679/
Jbu678/
Ywu678/
Jiewou672/

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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 Jwu
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