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

The surname Yanwu is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yanwu is the 1,218,745th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Yanwu reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 96 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Yanwu is also the 488,964th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 322 people.

It is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 130,976. In Taiwan Yanwu is primarily concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 27 percent are found, Tainan City, where 13 percent are found and Taichung City, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Taiwan it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in China, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

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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