Wuyuan Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Wuyuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuyuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
China201:68,366,0783,721
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wuyuan (22,307) may also be a first name.

Wuyuan Last Name Facts

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

Wuyuan has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuyuan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Wuyuan reside; 91 percent reside in East Asia and 91 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Wuyuan is also the 34,826th most widespread first name on earth, held by 22,307 people.

The last name Wuyuan is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 808,440. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Tainan City, where 48 percent reside, Taipei City, where 14 percent reside and Taoyuan City, where 14 percent reside. Barring Taiwan Wuyuan exists in 5 countries. It is also found in China, where 37 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buyuan8395/
Wujuan839/
Wuhuan837/
Woyuan832/
Wayuwan773/
Wyban7381/
Wuwan7319/
Wuthuang712/
Huayhuan711/
Buyvan6731/
Wauwan6717/
Buywan6711/
Boyuan6711/
Wuwane678/
Bayuan676/
Weyvan671/
Buhuan671/
Hwuwan671/
Whuwan671/
Bujuan671/
Wouwan671/
Huiuan671/
Waywan670/

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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 Wuyuan
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