Chengyu Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Chengyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chengyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
China141:97,665,8265,141
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Chengyu (173,375) may also be a first name.

Chengyu Last Name Facts

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

Chengyu is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Chengyu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chengyu? popularity and diffusion

Chengyu is the 2,944,094th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Chengyu is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Chengyu live; 70 percent live in East Asia and 70 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 6,064th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 173,375 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,379,103. In Taiwan Chengyu is most prevalent in: Taipei City, where 82 percent live, Keelung City, where 6 percent live and Taichung City, where 6 percent live. Beside Taiwan this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in China, where 32 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.

Chengyu Last Name Statistics demography

Chengyu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Chengyu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis