Tangwei Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Tangwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Tangwei (3,083) may also be a first name.
Tangwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tangwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tangwei is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tangwei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tangwei is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Tangwei is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Tangwei live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Tangwei is also the 129,938th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 3,083 people.
The surname Tangwei is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,344,475. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Taichung City, where 20 percent live, Taoyuan City, where 20 percent live and Yilan County, where 20 percent live. Excluding Taiwan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 35 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
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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 Tangwei
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