Ah Yan Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Ah Yan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ah Yan (273) may also be a first name.
Ah Yan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ah Yan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ah Yan is found most in Malaysia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ah Yan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Ah Yan live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 537,992nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 273 people.
The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,268,787. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Kedah, where 62 percent are found, Johor, where 23 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritius, where 29 percent are found and Brunei, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ah Yane | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ah Yang | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ah-Yan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ah Ean | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ah Yam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ah Jan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ah Yon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ah Yong | 77 | 102 | / |
| Ah Jang | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ah Yoon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ah Hian | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ah-Yane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ah Jaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ah Hean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ah Yone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ah Hiang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ah Jeang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ah-Yon | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ah Yionne | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ah Jon | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ah-Yam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ah Jam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ah-Yoon | 62 | 12 | / |
| Ah Jong | 62 | 8 | / |
| Ah-Yong | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ah Joon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ah-Yone | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ah Heong | 57 | 8 | / |
| Ah Hiong | 57 | 4 | / |
| Ah-Yionne | 53 | 30 | / |
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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 Ah Yan
- 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