Wenhou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wenhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Wenhou (6,511) may also be a first name.
Wenhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wenhou occurs in China more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenhou? popularity and diffusion
Wenhou is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Wenhou occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Wenhou are found; 60 percent are found in East Asia and 60 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 81,319th most widespread forename on earth, held by 6,511 people.
It is most frequently occurring in China, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 683,660,783. Aside from China this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
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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 Wenhou
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