Tanwu Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Tanwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tanwu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tanwu (448) may also be a first name.

Tanwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanwu occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Tanwu reside; 93 percent reside in East Asia and 93 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 404,611th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 448 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 901,721. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: New Taipei City, where 27 percent live, Taipei City, where 23 percent live and Miaoli County, where 15 percent live. Apart from Taiwan this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 3 percent live and Liberia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanwut914/
Tanwou913/
Tanweu912/
Thanwut831/
Tanbu80506/
Tanvu803/
Tonwut7354/
Tamwau7327/
Tanbou737/
Tainbu731/
Tonwou731/
Tamwou731/
Tamweu731/
Tanbouh67706/
Thanhvu6747/
Tonwuth672/
Thamwut671/
Toonwut671/
Tanmbeu671/
Teunwou671/
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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 Tanwu
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