Yanwu Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yanwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1791:130,9761,195
China61:227,886,92811,701
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yanwu (322) may also be a first name.

Yanwu Last Name Facts

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

Yanwu is found most frequently in Taiwan. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,218,745th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Yanwu are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 96 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Yanwu is also the 488,964th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 322 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 130,976. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 27 percent reside, Tainan City, where 13 percent reside and Taichung City, where 13 percent reside. Beside Taiwan this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in China, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanwou9115/
Aiyanwu839/
Ayyanwu833/
Aayanwu833/
Yanbu801,677/
Yanvu8041/
Yonwu801/
Janwu801/
Wanyanwu77285/
Uyonwu73264/
Jianwu73163/
Yanvou7337/
Ajonwu7327/
Yanbou7314/
Ehanwu732/
Yonwou732/
Yamweu731/
Yanbuu731/
Yanevu731/
Wanyawu6713/
Ejianwu6711/
Ajianwu673/
Jianwgu671/
Yamwout671/

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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 Yanwu
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