Hongsun Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Hongsun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hongsun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Hongsun (3,692) may also be a first name.

Hongsun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hongsun is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hongsun? popularity and diffusion

Hongsun is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Hongsun is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Hongsun live; 77 percent live in East Asia and 70 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Hongsun is also the 116,073rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 3,692 people.

The surname Hongsun is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,172,237. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Kaohsiung City, where 35 percent live, Tainan City, where 20 percent live and Taichung City, where 15 percent live. Aside from Taiwan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 20 percent live and South Korea, where 7 percent live.

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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 Hongsun
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