Caoyan Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Caoyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
Caoyan (959) may also be a first name.
Caoyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caoyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caoyan is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Caoyan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caoyan? popularity and diffusion
Caoyan is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Caoyan is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Caoyan live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Caoyan is also the 260,558th most common first name world-wide, held by 959 people.
It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 11,248,691. In The Philippines Caoyan is most numerous in: Central Visayas, where 67 percent live, Caraga, where 22 percent live and Ilocos, where 11 percent live. Barring The Philippines Caoyan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 24 percent live and Taiwan, where 24 percent live.
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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 Caoyan
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