Wanwu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wanwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
China21:683,660,78330,601
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wanwu (6,855) may also be a first name.

Wanwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanwu is found most in Taiwan. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanwu is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Wanwu live; 83 percent live in East Asia and 83 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Wanwu is also the 78,659th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 6,855 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,930,593. In Taiwan Wanwu is most prevalent in: Taoyuan City, where 63 percent live, Taichung City, where 25 percent live and Kaohsiung City, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 17 percent live and Liberia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanwou9143/
Wainwu911/
Wainwou831/
Wonwu8050/
Vanwu806/
Wachenwu773/
Wanbou7334/
Wanvou7330/
Wamweu7322/
Huanwu733/
Wanveu731/
Banwou731/
Uanwut731/
Vanwaus6754/
Woinwou6711/
Vanwout672/
Wannwoo671/
Wanmbui671/
Wainbuh671/
Wanmbou671/
Vanwuys671/

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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 Wanwu
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