Wuquan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wuquan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuquan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wuquan (20,483) may also be a first name.

Wuquan Last Name Facts

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

Wuquan is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuquan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wuquan is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Wuquan is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Wuquan reside; 86 percent reside in East Asia and 86 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 37,146th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 20,483 people.

The surname Wuquan is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,688,949. In Taiwan it is primarily concentrated in: Taipei City, where 60 percent are found, Nantou County, where 20 percent are found and Taichung City, where 20 percent are found. Not including Taiwan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuguan8341/
Wucuan835/
Wukuan832/
Vuquang77370/
Wukuang771/
Bouquan770/
Wukan7318/
Buqan735/
Wucan731/
Bouquain71153/
Wuuguang711/
Wutkan6731/
Bucuan6714/
Wiguan676/
Waukan675/
Bouqan675/
Buguan673/
Woukan671/

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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 Wuquan
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