Longwu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Longwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Longwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Longwu (9,255) may also be a first name.

Longwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Longwu has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Longwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Longwu is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Longwu is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Longwu are found; 55 percent are found in East Asia and 55 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Longwu is also the 64,535th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 9,255 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,861,186. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Taoyuan City, where 75 percent are found and Kaohsiung City, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Taiwan Longwu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and China, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longwus9217/
Longwut9210/
Longbu832/
Liangwu7797/
Longueu7717/
Longbou773/
Longvou772/
Loongbu771/
Longuou771/
Lungbu6727/
Langwucht6726/
Lonqueu6260/
Langueu6225/
Lunkwau6222/
Liangbu622/
Lungbou621/
Lonqueux57108/
Loumgueu571/
Lonqueue571/
Lamkwu501/

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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 Longwu
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