Yongwu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yongwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yongwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yongwu (33,279) may also be a first name.

Yongwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yongwu occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yongwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yongwu is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Yongwu live; 45 percent live in East Asia and 45 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Yongwu is also the 25,703rd most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 33,279 people.

The surname Yongwu is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,861,186. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan Yongwu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and China, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangwu83811/
Jongwu833/
Yongvu831/
Yongbeu7731/
Yongueu7719/
Yongwoo772/
Jongwut771/
Yangwou771/
Yangwau771/
Johnngwu711/
Yongueuh711/
Yongqueu711/
Yangbu6710/
Jonkwu671/
Jiangwu62300/
Yangbou625/
Jongwoo623/
Yangueu622/
Jangwut621/
Yangwoo621/
Yangbeu621/
Yangbui621/
Hyangwoo571/
Jangbu507/

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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 Yongwu
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