Shengwu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Shengwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shengwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shengwu (49,054) may also be a first name.

Shengwu Last Name Facts

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

Shengwu has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shengwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shengwu is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Shengwu reside; 75 percent reside in East Asia and 75 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 18,806th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 49,054 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,907,458. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Kaohsiung City, where 67 percent live and Taoyuan City, where 33 percent live. Excluding Taiwan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chengwu8651/
Shangwu8620/
Sengwou862/
Shengbu861/
Seangwut8010/
Cengwu77328/
Songwu77100/
Singwu778/
Sengbu771/
Sengbuh714/
Sangwou711/
Chingwu711/
Siengbeu6712/
Chengueu671/
Xingwu6211/
Songvu623/
Sankwu621/
Singbeu5728/
Singwoo574/
Singueu572/
Singguoe538/

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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 Shengwu
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