Ah Yang Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Ah Yang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ah Yang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Ah Yang (203) may also be a first name.

Ah Yang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ah Yang has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ah Yang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Ah Yang live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ah Yang is also the 635,584th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 203 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Kelantan, where 33 percent live, Negeri Sembilan, where 33 percent live and Sarawak, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ah Yan9221/
Ah Yong86102/
Ah Jang867/
Ah Yane865/
Ah Hiang806/
Ah Yoong804/
Ah Jeang801/
Ah Heang801/
Ah-Yan775/
Ah Ean773/
Ah Yam773/
Ah Jan773/
Ah Yon771/
Ah Jong718/
Ah Hian713/
Ah Yoon713/
Ah-Yong712/
Ah-Yane712/
Ah Yone711/
Ah Hean711/
Ah Jaan711/
Ah Heong678/
Ah Hiong674/
Ah Yionne6321/
Ah-Yon6236/
Ah Jon6215/
Ah-Yam621/
Ah Jam621/
Ah-Yoon5712/
Ah Joon571/
Ah-Yone571/
Ah-Yionne5030/

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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 Yang
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