Lwu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Lwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Lwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lwu is most common in Thailand. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwu? popularity and diffusion

Lwu is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Lwu live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 8,829,793. In Thailand Lwu is mostly concentrated in: Bangkok, where 50 percent reside, Sakon Nakhon Province, where 13 percent reside and Udon Thani Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Thailand this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lweu8642/
L'Wu864/
Lwuj861/
Lwud861/
Lwous751/
Lweus750/
Lvu6710/
Lbu674/
Lbou57142/
Ålbu578/
Lbui574/
Llvu572/
Lvuj571/
Lbuj571/
Lvuz571/
Lvux571/
Lvou571/
Luhou5032/
Luoou504/
Luhoe504/
Luaau502/
L'Woo502/
Lbouh502/

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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
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  • 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 Lwu
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