Wuyou Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wuyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan2111:111,1131,057
China221:62,150,9803,380
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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

Wuyou occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wuyou.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuyou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,061,269th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name Wuyou occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wuyou are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 760,591st most frequently used given name internationally, held by 147 people.

Wuyou is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 111,113. In Taiwan it is primarily concentrated in: Yilan County, where 19 percent are found, Taoyuan City, where 13 percent are found and Kaohsiung City, where 11 percent are found. Beside Taiwan Wuyou is found in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 9 percent are found and Liberia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuyu89376/
Woueyou831/
Wayou801,225/
Woyou8088/
Weyou8048/
Buyou805/
Vuyou802/
Wuyau801/
Wouyahou771/
Wiyaou73946/
Wuiyue7383/
Wheyou7316/
Weeyou739/
Wahyou738/
Wehyou738/
Oueyou738/
Wayyou736/
Huiyou734/
Huoyou732/
Huayou731/
Vouyou731/
Buyouh731/
Whayou731/
Woiyou731/
Woyaou731/
Buyu671,000/
Wahyouh67477/
Wuju6764/
Vuyu6731/
Guhayou675/
Weou675/
Wuiu674/
Ouhayou672/
Houeyou671/
Vouyoux671/
Hwuiyue671/
Wueu671/
Weuu671/
Wheeyou671/
Whieyou671/
Wahyoui671/
Oueyoud671/
Uoiu671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis