Wenwu Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wenwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1131:39,0143,601
Taiwan561:418,6563,233
China61:227,886,92811,701
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wenwu (1,412) may also be a first name.

Wenwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wenwu occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Wenwu live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Wenwu is also the 207,873rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,412 people.

This last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 39,014. In Liberia Wenwu is most numerous in: Lofa County, where 87 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Liberia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 31 percent are found and China, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenwou915/
Woenwu911/
Wnwu891/
Winwu801/
Winwou7313/
Wainwu731/
Wenwoe731/
Woinwou6711/
Wainwou671/
Benbu603/
Vinwu601/
Benbou5531/
Hwembu5521/
Binwui554/
Binwuh551/
Benmbu551/
Voinwu551/
Benbau551/
Wehmbuh502/
Benbouh501/

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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 Wenwu
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