Tangwu Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Tangwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 97 | 1:241,698 | 2,016 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tangwu (980) may also be a first name.
Tangwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tangwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tangwu is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tangwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tangwu is the 1,849,867th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Tangwu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Tangwu are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Tangwu is also the 257,336th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 980 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 241,698. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Kaohsiung City, where 25 percent reside, Tainan City, where 16 percent reside and Taipei City, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Taiwan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangwou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tongwu | 83 | 24 | / |
| Tankwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tangbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tangueu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Tangbui | 77 | 14 | / |
| Tangbau | 77 | 11 | / |
| Tongwut | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tongkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tongwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thongwut | 71 | 9 | / |
| Taingbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongkwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongkwut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongbu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Tongvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tongueu | 62 | 16 | / |
| Tamgueu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Tongbou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tongbuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tongbeu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tonkwui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tonguou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Thongbou | 57 | 3 | / |
| Thongbhu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Tamguheu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tonehegbou | 50 | 9 | / |
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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
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- 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 Tangwu
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