Songwu Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Songwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Songwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan991:236,8161,987
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Songwu (9,570) may also be a first name.

Songwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Songwu occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Songwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Songwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Songwu reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 63,122nd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 9,570 people.

It is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 236,816. In Taiwan Songwu is primarily found in: Kaohsiung City, where 33 percent live, Taichung City, where 14 percent live and Taoyuan City, where 14 percent live. Barring Taiwan this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Songvu833/
Jongwu833/
Zongwu832/
Zhongwu77204/
Shangwu7720/
Shengwu778/
Zongwuh777/
Samngwu774/
Songvut773/
Chongwu772/
Zongwou772/
Jongwut771/
Songwoo771/
Songueu771/
Songbou771/
Sangwou771/
Sangwut771/
Djongwou712/
Johnngwu711/
Chongwut711/
Sangbu674/
Sungbu674/
Zongbu672/
Sankwu671/
Jonkwu671/

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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 Songwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis