Weifu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Weifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
China51:273,464,31313,838
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Weifu (73,094) may also be a first name.

Weifu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weifu is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weifu? popularity and diffusion

Weifu is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Weifu reside; 77 percent reside in East Asia and 77 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 13,380th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 73,094 people.

It is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,953,729. In Taiwan it is primarily concentrated in: Tainan City, where 33 percent live, Kaohsiung City, where 25 percent live and Hsinchu County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Taiwan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 23 percent live and Thailand, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wefu8944/
Wifu891/
Weißfuß8326/
Weisfus8311/
Waifu806/
Wesfu804/
Wefeu801/
Beifu801/
Wefou801/
Wiefuh731/
Wajifu731/
Weefuh731/
Weefud730/
Weissfuss7145/
Bifu67638/
Wafu67273/
Befu67222/
Uefu6744/
Wyfu671/
Vifu671/
Woiffeu671/

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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 Weifu
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