Fangyou Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Fangyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fangyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fangyou (21,408) may also be a first name.

Fangyou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fangyou occurs most in Taiwan. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fangyou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Fangyou live; 86 percent live in East Asia and 86 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Fangyou is also the 35,930th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 21,408 people.

The surname is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,688,949. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 40 percent live, Chiayi County, where 20 percent live and Taichung City, where 20 percent live. Apart from Taiwan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fangyu9236/
Phangyou809/
Faungyoy801/
Fongyo77401/
Fangya7714/
Fandyu776/
Fongyoi71282/
Fangyah719/
Fandjou715/
Fangyay714/
Fongyoy712/
Fandehou676/
Phangyoi671/

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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 Fangyou
  • 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