Wangyu Surname
Approximately 274 people bear this surname
Wangyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 181 | 1:129,529 | 1,183 |
| China | 78 | 1:17,529,764 | 995 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Wangyu (26,162) may also be a first name.
Wangyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangyu is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 953,750th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Wangyu are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Wangyu is also the 30,904th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 26,162 people.
Wangyu is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 129,529. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 23 percent reside, Tainan City, where 13 percent reside and Taoyuan City, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Taiwan Wangyu is found in 7 countries. It is also found in China, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangyou | 92 | 147 | / |
| Wanguyu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wagyu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Waningyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wongyu | 83 | 35 | / |
| Wangju | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wahningyu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Wanduyu | 77 | 48 | / |
| Wangueu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Wongyou | 77 | 31 | / |
| Wongeyu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wandeyu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wangjiu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wongyui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wangyoo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wagaiyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangeyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangieu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waguyou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wageu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bagyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vagyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wangaiju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanduuyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waigeu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wagueu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Wandiu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Baguyu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wongju | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bandyu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wandju | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bagyuj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wagéus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vandyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wageus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bagyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vongyu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wangyu
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