Sanwu Surname

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

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sanwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Sanwu (36) may also be a first name.

Sanwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanwu occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Sanwu is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Sanwu reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,717,090th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 36 people.

The surname Sanwu is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Sanwu is primarily found in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanwou916/
Shanwu914/
Sanweu911/
Sanwuu911/
Saenhwu831/
Shanwou831/
Sanbu802,953/
Sonwu80226/
Sanvu8016/
Samwu802/
Janwu801/
Sanbui732,460/
Zhanwu73147/
Sanbhu7341/
Sanbou7314/
Shanvu737/
Sainbu737/
Shanbu735/
Shenwu734/
Ssanvu734/
Sonwou732/
Zanwui732/
Sanwoo732/
Soonwu731/
Sanvhu731/
Sanwoe731/
Chanwu731/
Saãwou731/
Sanvou731/
Samweu731/
Shanbhu6710/
Djanwou673/
Shanbuy673/
Samwaus672/
Seunwou672/
Shainbu672/
Seanwoo671/
Shamwut671/

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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 Sanwu
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