FangYan Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

FangYan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

FangYan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
China21:683,660,78330,601
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

FangYan (51,953) may also be a first name.

FangYan Last Name Facts

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

The last name FangYan occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of FangYan.

How Common Is The Last Name FangYan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. FangYan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of FangYan reside; 88 percent reside in East Asia and 88 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. FangYan is also the 17,901st most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 51,953 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,803,442. In Taiwan FangYan is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 31 percent live, Taitung County, where 23 percent live and Tainan City, where 15 percent live. Outside of Taiwan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 12 percent live and Lebanon, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fongyan862/
Fandian7118/
Fandjan712/
Fandjang6710/
Vandian5711/
Fandion571/
Phongyon5359/
Fandione531/
Fandjion531/
Fondiang531/
Phandian531/
Foumdjang503/
Fandehoun501/
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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 FangYan
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