Wiw Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Wiw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wiw (95) may also be a first name.
Wiw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wiw occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wiw is the 4,206,983rd most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Wiw are found; 55 percent are found in East Asia and 55 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Wiw is also the 974,243rd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 95 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,953,729. In Taiwan Wiw is mostly found in: Tainan City, where 75 percent are found and New Taipei City, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Taiwan Wiw is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Wiw
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