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 surname Wiw is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wiw.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiw? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Wiw reside; 55 percent reside in East Asia and 55 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 95 people.
The last name is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,953,729. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Tainan City, where 75 percent are found and New Taipei City, where 25 percent are found. Beside Taiwan this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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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