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
The surname Wangyu is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangyu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 953,750th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Wangyu live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 30,904th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 26,162 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 129,529. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 23 percent are found, Tainan City, where 13 percent are found and Taoyuan City, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Taiwan this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in China, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
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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