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.

DNA test information

Lwu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lwu is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Lwu live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 8,829,793. In Thailand Lwu is mostly found in: Bangkok, where 50 percent live, Sakon Nakhon Province, where 13 percent live and Udon Thani Province, where 13 percent live. Beside Thailand this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
  • 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 Lwu
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