Leiwu Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Leiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Leiwu (955) may also be a first name.
Leiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leiwu is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leiwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Leiwu is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Leiwu live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Leiwu is also the 261,239th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 955 people.
It is most common in Taiwan, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 3,349,249. In Taiwan Leiwu is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 29 percent reside, Tainan City, where 29 percent reside and Yilan County, where 29 percent reside. Besides Taiwan it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liwu | 89 | 3,636 | / |
| Lewu | 89 | 2,391 | / |
| Laiwu | 80 | 317 | / |
| Leibu | 80 | 298 | / |
| Liwhu | 80 | 230 | / |
| Lewou | 80 | 127 | / |
| Liwut | 80 | 35 | / |
| Liwuś | 80 | 20 | / |
| Lewau | 80 | 15 | / |
| Leewu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Liwou | 80 | 13 | / |
| Liwuh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Liawu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Loewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lewut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liwau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lewuś | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lewud | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lewusz | 73 | 107 | / |
| Lujiwu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Liwush | 73 | 10 | / |
| Liyawu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Leibau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leibou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Leweus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leweux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liswup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liawau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laiwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leehwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Layewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leuwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lewuch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liyewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laiwut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laeweu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lawu | 67 | 4,952 | / |
| Lebu | 67 | 2,251 | / |
| Libu | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Levu | 67 | 711 | / |
| Livu | 67 | 77 | / |
| Lywu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hleibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leshwau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Leiwu
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