Guangdong Surname

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

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Thailand

Guangdong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guangdong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China301:45,577,3862,472
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Guangdong (74,947) may also be a first name.

Guangdong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guangdong occurs in China more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guangdong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Guangdong are found; 68 percent are found in East Asia and 68 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Guangdong is also the 13,080th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 74,947 people.

The surname Guangdong is most prevalent in China, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 45,577,386. Apart from China this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 30 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Guangdong
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