Wangzhu Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wangzhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangzhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1451:161,6881,425
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wangzhu (2,961) may also be a first name.

Wangzhu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangzhu occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangzhu? popularity and diffusion

Wangzhu is the 1,447,279th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wangzhu live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Wangzhu is also the 133,199th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 2,961 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 161,688. In Taiwan Wangzhu is most numerous in: Kaohsiung City, where 19 percent live, Taichung City, where 19 percent live and Hsinchu County, where 14 percent live. Excluding Taiwan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangzhou93343/
Wangzhui932/
Wangzu922/
Wangchu861,129/
Wangzou8617/
Bangzhu861/
Huangzhu80267/
Wangchhu808/
Wangchuy805/
Wangsu7713,978/
Wangxu77894/
Wangju776/
Huangzhou75420/
Wongchu711,749/
Bangchu71113/
Wangcui715/
Wangsui714/
Huangzu712/
Wangsau712/
Vangchu711/
Wongchui6755/
Huangzou6749/
Wangchoo6729/
Huangchu675/
Wongchou672/
Waingsou671/

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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 Wangzhu
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