Wuyou Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Wuyou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 211 | 1:111,113 | 1,057 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Wuyou (147) may also be a first name.
Wuyou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wuyou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wuyou has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wuyou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuyou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,061,269th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname Wuyou occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wuyou live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 760,591st most common given name worldwide, held by 147 people.
Wuyou is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 111,113. In Taiwan Wuyou is primarily concentrated in: Yilan County, where 19 percent reside, Taoyuan City, where 13 percent reside and Kaohsiung City, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Taiwan this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 9 percent reside and Liberia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuyu | 89 | 376 | / |
| Woueyou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wayou | 80 | 1,225 | / |
| Woyou | 80 | 88 | / |
| Weyou | 80 | 48 | / |
| Buyou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vuyou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wuyau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wouyahou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiyaou | 73 | 946 | / |
| Wuiyue | 73 | 83 | / |
| Wheyou | 73 | 16 | / |
| Weeyou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wahyou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wehyou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oueyou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wayyou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Huiyou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Huoyou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Huayou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vouyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buyouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whayou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woiyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woyaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buyu | 67 | 1,000 | / |
| Wahyouh | 67 | 477 | / |
| Wuju | 67 | 64 | / |
| Vuyu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Guhayou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wuiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouhayou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houeyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vouyoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwuiyue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheeyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whieyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahyoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oueyoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uoiu | 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
- 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 Wuyou
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