Suwang Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Suwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan3481:67,370705
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203

Suwang (624) may also be a first name.

Suwang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Suwang occurs most in Taiwan. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suwang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 688,723rd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Suwang live; 81 percent live in East Asia and 81 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 333,643rd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 624 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 67,370. In Taiwan Suwang is primarily concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 32 percent are found, Tainan City, where 24 percent are found and New Taipei City, where 9 percent are found. Besides Taiwan Suwang is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suwuang9248/
Shuwang9216/
Sauwang926/
Souwang923/
Siuwang923/
Suhwang921/
Suwuhang8677/
Shuwaing865/
Shuiwang862/
Shouwang861/
Souweang861/
Subang833,602/
Suwong831,456/
Xuwang83824/
Juwang83149/
Sowang8359/
Zuwang8317/
Suwanc8315/
Chuwang777,947/
Shiwang77208/
Zhuwang77174/
Suwanke7780/
Suiwong7764/
Tjuwang7727/
Zouwang7725/
Cuiwang7717/
Showang7716/
Subhang7712/
Susuang777/
Suewong774/
Saubang772/
Shubang772/
Suwankh771/
Sowaing771/
Seuwong771/
Sauwong771/
Suwoong771/
Subangq771/
Soowang771/
Suvaeng771/
Shuwank771/
Jouwang771/
Zhouwang71335/
Shihuang71331/
Siwahang7110/
Schuwank715/
Chouwang714/
Suthuang713/
Shubhang713/
Suisuang712/
Djouwang712/
Suchuang711/
Sushuang711/
Jau'wang711/
Shihwang711/
Shoubang711/
Shuibang711/
Juwasing711/
Shuewong711/
Schubang710/
Subong672,806/
Sowong67328/
Sutthuang67275/
Juwong6726/
Chouywang6716/
Juvang6714/
Suvong6711/
Schuwanck678/
Schuwanke678/
Zuwong677/
Zhushuang676/
Suveng676/
Shushuang672/
Xubang672/
Souwamgue671/
Shiwahang671/
Chushuang671/

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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 Suwang
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