Sunwoo

Sunwoo Meaning & Origin

About Sunwoo
The surname Sunwoo is of Korean origin and is written as 선우 in Hangul. It is derived from two elements: "sun" meaning "goodness" or "virtue," and "woo" meaning "rain" or "rainfall." Therefore, the surname Sunwoo can be interpreted to mean "goodness with rain" or "virtuous rain." It is a relatively rare surname in Korea.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Sunwoo is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Sunwoo: 259
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 74,608
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sunwoo based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Sunwoo is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SN
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AH1 N W UH2
🌐 IPA
/sunwoo*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sunwoo in Braille

Here's how to represent Sunwoo in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Sunwoo in braille

How to sign the name Sunwoo using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Sunwoo using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Sunwoo in sign language

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