Yangwu Surname
Approximately 811 people bear this surname
Yangwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 808 | 1:29,016 | 388 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
Yangwu (17,351) may also be a first name.
Yangwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yangwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yangwu is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yangwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 426,196th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,985,877 people. The surname Yangwu occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Yangwu live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 41,925th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 17,351 people.
The last name Yangwu is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is carried by 808 people, or 1 in 29,016. In Taiwan it is primarily concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 21 percent reside, Tainan City, where 19 percent reside and Taichung City, where 13 percent reside. Not including Taiwan Yangwu exists in one country. It also occurs in China, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yangwou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yangwau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yongwu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Yangbu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Jiangwu | 77 | 300 | / |
| Yangbou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yangueu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jangwut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangwoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangbeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangbui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hyangwoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jangbu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jongwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yongvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamgueu | 62 | 65 | / |
| Yongbeu | 62 | 31 | / |
| Yongueu | 62 | 19 | / |
| Jangwoo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Yongwoo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Jongwut | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jangbou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jangbui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Yongueuh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Yongqueu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Johnngwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Iheanekwu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jonkwu | 50 | 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 Yangwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis