Wuwei Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Wuwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 92 | 1:254,834 | 2,120 |
| China | 55 | 1:24,860,392 | 1,354 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Wuwei (358) may also be a first name.
Wuwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wuwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wuwei occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wuwei.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuwei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wuwei is the 1,422,956th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Wuwei reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 460,276th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 358 people.
The surname Wuwei is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 254,834. In Taiwan Wuwei is most prevalent in: Kaohsiung City, where 26 percent reside, Taichung City, where 20 percent reside and New Taipei City, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Taiwan it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuweih | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wuwe | 89 | 13 | / |
| Wuwi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wouwe | 80 | 438 | / |
| Wauwe | 80 | 410 | / |
| Wuwih | 80 | 101 | / |
| Wowei | 80 | 70 | / |
| Wiwei | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wuwet | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wauwi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wuwep | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wuwye | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wuhwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wuwid | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wuwes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuwoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuwit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wubeyi | 73 | 46 | / |
| Wuewue | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wuiwui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wouwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wauwie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wouwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuweya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wubowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuwuye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buweyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuwher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiewei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woubei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiwi | 67 | 2,655 | / |
| Wowe | 67 | 1,778 | / |
| Wiwe | 67 | 290 | / |
| Wowi | 67 | 270 | / |
| Wuwa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Vuwi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vuwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wuve | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wuvi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouweii | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wuwei
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