W Surname
Approximately 1,405 people bear this surname
W Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 849 | 1:27,615 | 373 |
| Algeria | 192 | 1:201,206 | 23,897 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| China | 62 | 1:22,053,574 | 1,221 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Palestine | 4 | 1:1,137,212 | 16,054 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
W (17,477) may also be a first name.
W Demographics
Average W Salary in
Canada
$53,422 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
W Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name W Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname W is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name W? popularity and diffusion
The last name W is the 276,073rd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,186,865 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of W live; 65 percent live in East Asia and 65 percent live in Sino-East Asia. W is also the 41,693rd most common first name internationally, held by 17,477 people.
The surname W is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is borne by 849 people, or 1 in 27,615. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Taoyuan City, where 35 percent reside, New Taipei City, where 20 percent reside and Tainan City, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Taiwan it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
W Last Name Statistics demography
W earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $53,422 CAD per year.
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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 W
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis