Danyang Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Danyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
China221:62,150,9803,380
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Danyang (100,703) may also be a first name.

Danyang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Danyang is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Danyang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Danyang live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Danyang is also the 10,130th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 100,703 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria Danyang is primarily found in: Plateau, where 82 percent live, Nasarawa, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in China, where 19 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daniang861,149/
Donyang864/
Daneang863/
Dagnang862/
Danyong862/
Danjang861/
Danhang861/
Dounyang80128/
Daniaang801/
Daunjang801/
Danjiang801/
Dahagnang751/
Danhong7199/
Dagnong712/
Donjang712/
Donyong712/
Danjong711/
Dongnang6770/
Dohnyong6711/
Dangnamg671/
Dangiong671/
Dongiang671/
Donneyong63349/
Doungnang632/
Donhong5716/
Donhoung531/

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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 Danyang
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