Wuliu Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wuliu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuliu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan8551:27,421369
China181:75,962,3094,162
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Wuliu (4,273) may also be a first name.

Wuliu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wuliu is found in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuliu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 401,066th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,319,116 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wuliu are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 105,932nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,273 people.

This surname is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is carried by 855 people, or 1 in 27,421. In Taiwan Wuliu is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 18 percent are found, Taichung City, where 17 percent are found and New Taipei City, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Taiwan this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuliau918/
Wulu891,599/
Woulliu831/
Waulu8034/
Wulau8016/
Buliu8012/
Woulu8012/
Woliu8011/
Wullu8010/
Wulou809/
Whulu802/
Wului801/
Wuluy801/
Wouleu7352/
Vuliau7336/
Woulou7334/
Vutliu7326/
Bauliu732/
Builiu731/
Bulu6724,452/
Vulu671,315/
Bouliau6732/
Whusluh671/
Boulliu671/
Wulloup670/

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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 Wuliu
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