Wo Surname

65,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Wo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong2,3751:3,089192
China1,2161:1,124,442304
United States5591:648,40652,026
Thailand4921:143,57422,484
Taiwan4221:55,556603
Singapore4191:13,145609
Malaysia3841:76,8085,485
Vietnam3051:303,7581,147
Pakistan2421:738,19810,838
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Indonesia1971:671,31652,436
Cameroon1611:129,00014,584
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Benin791:130,83014,100
England561:994,96549,531
India541:14,204,914239,375
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Australia441:613,53943,545
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Ivory Coast271:854,49022,281
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Macau41:150,408604
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Wales41:773,63329,106
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

The alternate forms: (1) & (1) are calculated separately.

Wo (3,031) may also be a first name.

Wo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wo is more frequently found in Hong Kong than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: or . Click here to see other possible spellings of Wo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,070th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 949,146 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Wo reside; 52 percent reside in East Asia and 52 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 131,275th most common first name worldwide, borne by 3,031 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Hong Kong, where it is held by 2,375 people, or 1 in 3,089. Excluding Hong Kong this surname is found in 73 countries. It is also common in China, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Wo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wo last name grew 628 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wo are 31.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Wo earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $45,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning $54,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
831/
831/
Woo8055,593/
Wuo803,077/
Woy801,627/
Woi801,299/
Woh80907/
Wou80599/
Woa80291/
Who8095/
Hwo8059/
Woj8030/
Woš809/
Vwo805/
Wwo803/
Woï803/
Wosz67427/
Wott67240/
Wodz6786/
Wohu6762/
Woys6745/
Wooy6742/
Wooe6734/
Vwot6731/
Whoo6713/
Wuoh6712/
Whoy6711/
Whou677/
Wuoe676/
Wouh675/
Wozp674/
Woiz674/
Whoa674/
Wohy674/
Hwoh674/
Wojś674/
Wuot673/
Wodt673/
Wwod673/
Wodh672/
Whuo672/
Wozt672/
Wosd672/
Wots672/
Hwop672/
Whoi672/
Wgoi672/
Wohh672/
Wosp672/
Wozs672/
Hwoo672/
Wohß672/
Wojj671/
Whot671/
Wooa671/
Hwoz671/
Hwoy671/
Hwoj671/
Wwuo671/
Wwou671/
Hwoa671/
Hwoi671/
Wgoh671/
Wuoy671/
Wo'a671/
Wohś671/
Vwou671/
Vwoh671/
Vwuo671/
Vwwo671/
Whho671/
Wgou671/
Wojz671/
Wojd671/
Wosj671/
Woph671/
Wuoj671/
Wwho671/
Wwoz671/
Wopf670/

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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
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  • 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 Wo
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