San Woo Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

San Woo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Woo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

San Woo Last Name Facts

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

The surname San Woo is borne by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name San Woo? popularity and diffusion

The last name San Woo is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of San Woo reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Andean South America.

This surname is most common in Peru, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,648,677. In Peru San Woo is most numerous in: Lima Province, where 92 percent are found and Piura Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Peru this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Italy, where 8 percent are found.

San Woo Last Name Statistics demography

San Woo earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,515 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Boo861/
San Wa771/
San Wu771/
San Wah712/
San Hwa711/
San Huot671/
San-Bo6233/
San Ba626/
San-Wa621/
San Hua571/
San Uae571/
San Vaz571/
San Huat532/

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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 San Woo
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